Nigeria’s D’Tigress have reached the quarter final of the Paris 2024 Olympics after a deserved 79-70 win over Canada.
D’Tigress with the feat became the first African country to reach the Olympic quarter-finals and in all FIBA organised competitions.
The Nigerian women took the initiative in the first quarter with an 11 points lead leaving their Canadian opponents to play catch up and they seem to be having the upper when captain Amy Okonkwo was injured.
In the third quarter the D’Tigress extended their lead with Ezinne Kalu driving the assault on the Canadians.
The playmaker scored 21 points, and
and a strong two-way performance from Promise Amukamara, who had 12 points, six assists and five steals for a game-high +20 plus-minus
Nigeria mercilessly punished Canadian mistakes by scoring an astounding 27 points from turnovers.
In their first group game they defeated Australia 75-56, but lost to France.
