In this exhibition game, the Nigerian senior male basketball side which on Saturday beat world leaders U.S. 90-87 failed to make it three wins in a row.
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The team avoided a last minute scare against a physically imposing opposition, thanks to back to back treys from Obi Emegano to stretch D’Tigers lead to five after South Sudan opened a one gap lead in the dying minutes of the game.
D’Tigers parading some of the best players in the competition defeated Cote D’Ivoire, 84-73, to claim first game in the second round of the qualification series.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria earlier defeated Uganda on Friday and Rwanda on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the group in the first phase of the African Qualifiers