Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress secured a thrilling 71-67 victory over Uganda on Friday, advancing to the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024.
The nail-biting semifinal took place at Pretoria University in South Africa, where the Nigerian team earned a place in the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 in Czechia. They join Mali, who dominated Cameroon 103-45 in the other semifinal earlier in the day.
Despite Uganda’s victory over the Junior D’Tigress in the Group Phase, the Junior D’Tigress exacted sweet revenge with their semifinal win.
Nigeria, silver medallists in 2010, initially secured only one win in the Group Phase—a decisive 107-30 triumph over Zimbabwe. However, they earned a second chance in the knockout stages as one of the best third-place finishers.
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However, the Junior D’Tigress will face Mali in the final on Saturday, seeking to avenge the defeat of the country’s men’s team by Mali in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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