…Paris 2024: D’Tigress of Nigeria face France today in their second game
The Rena Wakama-led ladies hope to continue their brilliant start to the competition against the hosts.
Nigeria shocked the world on Monday when they defeated the Opals of Australia 75-62 in their first game of women’s basketball Group B.
The victory was the team’s first win in an Olympic match since Athens 2004, when they defeated South Korea in an inconsequential classification game after crashing out.
The Australians were listed as third on the competition’s power ranking, while Nigeria was named 12th.
D’Tigress will play another highly-ranked team in France, which defeated Canada in their first game. The French will be backed by the boisterous home crowd of the Pierre Mauroy Stadium when they take on Nigeria on today at 5:15 pm.
