African champions, the D’Tigress, have qualified for the Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament after defeating Mali 74-59 in the semifinals of the African pre-qualifiers.
The Otis Hughes girls will represent Africa along with either Mozambique or Senegal at the WOQT in February, 2020.
The Nigerians led the first quarter by 14-11 points and also consolidated by 20-14 and 25 -14 points in the second and third quarters but lost the final quarter by 15-20 points.
In the series, Nigeria had beaten hosts, Mozambique, by 57-48 points and also walked out Democratic Republic of Congo.
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