D’Tigress Beat Canada, Become First African Nation To Reach Olympics Quarter-Final

D’Tigress became the first ever African team (Men or Women) to play in the Quarter-Finals: of an Olympic games.

Nigeria’s US coach Rena Wakama (R), Nigeria’s #06 Lauren Ebo (L), Nigeria’s #05 Olaoluwatomi Oluwayemisi Taiwo (2ndL) react in the women’s preliminary round group B basketball match between Canada and Nigeria during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, northern France, on August 4, 2024.

The Nigerian female Basketball team, D’Tigress, made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, claiming a 79-70 victory over Canada.

D’Tigress became the first ever African team (Men or Women) to play in the Quarter-Finals: of an Olympic games.

Nigeria, three-time Women’s Afrobasket Champions faced a tough test in the North Americans ranked 5 in the world.

The first quarter saw both sides jostling for ascendancy but there was nothing to separate the sides as it ended 18-18

However, the Canadian team came into the 2nd quarter with some renewed zest and ended up finishing the 2nd quarter 23-19