Just In: Nigeria’s D’Tigers Make It To Afrobasket 2015 Semi-Finals

 Nigeria’s D’Tigers have moved closer to Rio 2016 after defeating Gabon in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Afrobasket 2015 tournament.

Nigeria’s D’Tigers in action against Gabon

D’Tigers defeated Gabon 88 – 68. Nigeria will now face either Senegal or Algeria in the semi-final. Nigeria closed the first quarter with a 12-point lead and Gabon never posed a threat to Nigeria.

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Nigeria defeated Mozambique in the quarter-finals 83-47 on Wednesday August 26.

The winner of the tournament in Tunisia will win the ticket to attend the Olympic games holding in Rome in 2016.

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