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Tremendous Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has praised Nigeria’s senior ladies’s basketball group, D’Tigress, for his or her spectacular efficiency on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games, Soccernet.ng stories.
On Sunday, D’Tigress secured a 79-70 victory over Canada, to advance to their first-ever quarterfinals within the Olympics.
The match, held on the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in France, noticed the Nigerian group making historical past of their closing Group B encounter.
The sport began evenly, with each groups tied at 18 factors by the top of the primary quarter.
Nevertheless, D’Tigress discovered themselves trailing 41-37 at halftime.
Decided to make historical past, the Nigerian group ramped up their efforts within the third quarter, taking the lead 55-46 and sustaining their benefit till the ultimate whistle.
It’s the first time any African group, male or feminine, has reached the ultimate eight stage of the basketball occasion in Olympics historical past.
Troost-Ekong, who captained Nigeria to the ultimate of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and was named the event’s Most Helpful Participant, expressed his satisfaction within the group’s accomplishment.
“Superb achievement 🙌🏽 let’s go all the best way!” he wrote on Twitter.
Superb achievement 🙌🏽 let’s go all the best way! 🇳🇬 https://t.co/YSyVnf29fi
— William Troost-Ekong (M.O.N) (@WTroostEkong) August 4, 2024
Nigeria now high their group with 5 classification factors, awaiting the results of the match between France and Australia later within the day.
Led by Rena Wakama, D’Tigress bounced again from a defeat to France of their second sport, having received their opener in opposition to Australia.
