D’Tigers lost their opening 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers 79-71 to Cape Verde on Thursday in Angola.
Nigeria won the first quarter 20-18, but were pegged backwards by their opponents who claimed the second quarter 16-15. Nigeria went into the halftime break 35-34 ahead. Returning captain, Ike Diogu, and Keith Omoerah led D’Tigers in scoring with 13 points each, while Ben Uzoh contributed 11 points and Tarekeyi Edogi 10 points.The islanders punished Nigeria’s defense by hitting 12-of-34 shots from beyond the arc. Jeff Xavier and Joel Almeida contributed 14 points apiece, and Anderson Correia came off the bench to get away with a game-high 15 points for Cape Verde.
It was also Nigeria’s third straight defeat at major African tournaments, having lost to Ivory Coast and Uganda in their last two games of AfroBasket 2021 three months.
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