2021 FIBA Afrobasket: D’Tigers Battle South Sudan For Ticket

Nigeria’s D’Tigers, will take on South Sudan in their first game of the qualifiers for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship holding in Tunisia.

The best teams from the qualifiers will pick the tickets for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship to be hosted in Rwanda.

Nigeria’s men’s senior national basketball team, having recorded three straight victories in group D over South Sudan, Rwanda and Mali, hope to continue their unbeaten run when they file out in Monastir.

In the first-ever meeting between both teams, D’Tigers were the better side with Ike Iroegbu leading the offensive with 13 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and a steal, while Caleb Agada scored 16 points and two assists.

According to acting Head Coach, Mfon Udofia, who is standing in for Coach Mike Brown and Alex Nwora, the team is ready to pick up from where they left off when they file out against South Sudan by 5.00 pm.

The 30-year-old, who has been with the team since the 2019 FIBA World Cup, has assured that the players will step up to the occasion despite the absence of Coach Brown and Nwora.

D’Tigers, who narrowly lost to host-Tunisia at the finals of the 2017 edition, is hoping to qualify as well as win the second-ever Afrobasket title.