D’Tigers Qualify For 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have secured its ticket to the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship after beating Cape Verde 77-62 in their last group game, delivering a dominant performance in the final leg of the qualifiers at the Grand Hall Arena in Tripoli, Libya.
After finishing the second window in Libya with three loses, the rejuvenated Nigerian team needed a perfect run in the third qualifying window and they delivered.
D’Tigers triumphed over hosts Libya, Uganda and Cape Verde to officially book their spot in the competition.
NIGERIA WINS!! We started this window 0-3 at the bottom of the table and went undefeated in LIBYA! pic.twitter.com/su57FUrixz
— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) February 23, 2025
D’Tigers head coach, Abdulrahman Mohammed, handed home-based players Ifeanyi Koko and Ibe Abuchi their first minutes of the tournament, clocking two minutes apiece.
Caleb Agada once again was brilliant as Nigeria’s standout performer. The 2020 Tokyo Olympian dominated the stat sheet, leading all players in multiple categories.
He posted a game-high 23 points, a joint game-high eight rebounds, a game-high six assists and a game-high five steals, spearheading Nigeria’s third consecutive win in the window.
Talib Zanna contributed 13 points, while team captain Ike Nwamu added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.
With its place now secured, Nigeria will shift focus to the main tournament, set to take place in Angola from 12-24 August, 2025.
You can’t have AfroBasket without NIGERIA!
Qualified once again!! We’re going to Angola! pic.twitter.com/vuKs66nJZM
— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) February 23, 2025
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