The national senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, on Saturday whipped Kenya 74-49 to win their second Group B match at the ongoing 2013 Women African Basketball Championship in Maputo, Mozambique.
The match, which was played at the Maxaquene Stadium, was the first Group B match of the day.
The Nigerian team, known as D’Tigress, had on Friday lost 46-60 to defending champions, Angola, in their first match in the championship, which started on Friday.
The 23rd edition of the continent’s most prestigious women basketball tournament, which is featuring 12 teams, is billed to end on September 29.
The teams are jostling to grab the two Africa tickets to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Championship for Women in Turkey
Meanwhile, the Nigerian side will face Mali on Sunday in their third group match and later meet Cape Verde on Tuesday.
The team will confront Cameroon in their last Group B game on Wednesday to see the end of the first round of the championship.
