The Nigerian women’s senior basketball team, D’Tigress, is in the quarterfinal stage of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Tournament 2023 ongoing in Kigali, Rwanda.
On Sunday at the BK Arena, DTigress intensified their quest for a staggering fourth straight continental title; beating Egypt 83-65 to secure an early move into the last eight.
After winning the first two quarters, 18-10 and 24-13, D’Tigress was unable to maintain momentum in the third quarter as Egypt emerged on top at 19-14 to narrow the gap heading into the fourth quarter.
It was a fiercely contested last quarter in which the North Africans struggled to get back in the game. However, D’Tigress was adamant to dismiss the game; winning the fourth quarter 27-23 and the game overall 83-65.
Amy Okonkwo led the scoring with 29 points and 13 rebounds to lead D’Tigress to an 83-65 victory and a berth in the quarterfinals.
Murjanatu Musa was also brilliant with her contribution of 18 points, while Nicole Enabosi also posted double figures with 10 points to her name.
This is Nigeria’s third consecutive win over Egypt, having also beaten the North Africans in 2015 and 2017.
While Nigeria is already secure at the quarter-final stage, Egypt and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will need to play a qualifying round to see if they can join Nigeria or return home.