The Nigeria home-based D’Tigers have secured a ticket to the quarter-final stage of the ongoing 2023 FIBA AfroCan tournament in Angola, the team achieved the feat after recording a 71-55 point victory over Gabon in one of the classification games played on Wednesday.
Ibe Agu scored 13pts for Nigeria while Kanyinsola Odufuwa also scored 12pts. Chinedu Chimbou returned with 9pts, 7rebs, 6 assists for Nigeria to book a place in the quarter-final stage for the first time at the tournament where they will the 2019 champions Congo DR for a place in the semi-final stage
It will be recalled that Nigeria lost all three games at the inaugural edition of the tournament and with two wins already at the ongoing tournament, the Nigeria team has recorded their best outing so at the tournament
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