Despite fighting hard, Nigeria’s D’Tigress lost 74-88 to the United States of America in the quarter final, bringing to end to the team’s record-breaking run.
The defeat ends Nigeria’s participation in the women’s Olympic Basketball event at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
The Rena’s Wakama’s tutored kept the US at bay in the first quarter, they struggled in the second and third quarter but put up a fight in the final quarter to win 26-12, but it they has already lost the match to the USA side which booked a spot in the semi-final.
During their participation, they got their first ever win at the Olympics and became the first African side to qualify to the quarter-finals of an Olympics basketball competition.
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