Nigeria’s Women Basketball team, D’Tigress, on Friday at the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket Women’s Nations Cup in Rwanda crushed Congo 69-35 in their opening match.
The defending champions wasted no time in the quest to win a record fourth title in a row in blistering and devastating form.
The Coach Rena Wakama team left no one in doubt as they raced to a 16-8 points lead in the first quarter before making it 29-18 at the interval.
Elizabeth Balogun and Sarah Ogoke were too hot for the Congolese Ladies to handle with Balogun hitting a double figure just like Ogoke.
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At the end of the third quarter, the Congolese ladies showed some good fighting character to close the margin 13-10 (46-32).
However, in the final quarter, D’Tigress knocked them badly 23-3 to close the game at 69-35, 16-8, 13-10, 17-14, 23-3.
Nigeria will be back on the Kigali BK Arena court again on Sunday against Egypt.
A victory for D’Tigress puts them in the quarterfinals and gives the team the much needed confidence to take home another resounding competition.