AFCON 2025
Nigeria’s Under-19 women’s basketball team, the Junior DTigress lost the final their final group match at the ongoing world championship in Czech Republic.
The Junior DTigress came into the last group game after a heavy 113-42 loss to one of the tournament’s favorite Canada on Sunday.
Portugal won the first quarter of the tie by four points although both teams struggled to with shooting the ball as they recorded below 40%.
The Junior DTigress improved on their two-point shooting but struggled from the three-point line as they scored one from.sic attempts.
Even though the Junior DTigress tied Portugal in points 18-18 in the third quarter, the team couldn’t make their shooting count im and out of the arc.
Unfortunately, the Portuguese ladies took advantage of Nigeria’d turnovers in the final quarter as they wrap up the tie 79-61.
Idubamo Beggi and Tobenna Nwewke were the standout performers as they posted 17 points each while Portugal’s Clara Silva and Leonor Peixinho had 17 and 16 points in each.
Nigeria will play in the round of sixteen despite fishing third on the log as they await their opponent in Group A.
