- Safiu Kehinde
Nigerian Female Basketball team, D’ Tigress, has bowed out of the quest for Olympic medal following defeat to the USA.
D’Tigress, who made history as the first African basketball team (male or female )to reach Olympics finals, could not extend their feat as they succumbed to a 74-88 points defeat to the American giant.
In the first quarter of the game, USA bossed Nigeria with 17-26 field points.
They maintained their dominance over D’Tigress in the second and third quarters with 16-26 and 15-24 field points respectively.
The last quarter, however, saw D’Tigress intensify their fighting spirit as they trashed USA with 26-12 field points.
Unfortunately, D’Tigress’ gallant display is not enough to secure semi-final spot.