The Junior Tigresses are on a successful streak and there is no stopping them now. Nigeria’s U18 girls’s basketball group defeated Uganda 71-67 to advance to the finals of the FIBA U18 Ladies’s Non-Basketball Championship held in Pretoria, South Africa.
The 2 groups have been evenly matched, every committing 12 turnovers within the first two quarters. Nonetheless, Nigeria began strongly and narrowly defeated Uganda 21-20 within the first quarter. The momentum continued within the second quarter, with the Junior Tigresses extending their benefit to 6 factors to win 24-19.
Within the third quarter, the 2 sides have been nonetheless shut, however Nigeria led 16-15. At the start of the ultimate quarter, the Little Tigresses have been already main by seven factors, setting the stage for an intense sport.
Led by Idubamo Beggi, Nigeria defended deep and withstood a fierce Ugandan counterattack. Though Uganda gained 13-10, Nigeria held on and secured a spot within the closing by 4 factors.
Simply yesterday, the Junior Tigresses defeated Egypt 66-51, additional cementing their standing as a pressure to be reckoned with.
With this win, Nigeria will face Mali in tomorrow’s closing on Saturday. Each groups will even symbolize Africa at subsequent 12 months’s FIBA U19 Ladies’s World Cup within the Czech Republic.
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