Nigeria’s male national basketball team D’Tigers have qualified for the final eight of the ongoing Afrobasket in Angola after defeating Cameroon 99-90 in their final group game on Sunday, 19 17 August, 2025.
The victory was D’Tigers’ third in Group B after previously trashing Madagascar and Tunisia, the defending champions, in the first two games. The team finished top of the group.
Against the Cameroonians at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda, Nigeria continued their exceptional form from the previous games.
The gauntlet was laid early in the game, and D’Tigers were ahead by 28-25 at the end of the first quarter.
The performance improved in the second quarter, and D’Tigers stretched the lead to 58-41 by halftime.
Nigeria continued the domination in the third quarter, and were up 84-53 during the game
However, they let the game almost slip away from them in the fourth quarter as Cameroon lowered the margin, but their effort was too little too late.
Nigeria will face the winner of the quarter-final qualifier between Senegal and South Sudan on Wednesday, 20 August, 2025
