Administrators FlyJ Posted August 31, 2015 Administrators Share Posted August 31, 2015 Nigeria beat rivals, Angola 74 – 65, on Sunday to win the 2015 African Basketball Nations Cup. The historic win for D’Tigers also gave Nigeria a ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympics. Before Sunday’s final Nigeria has never beaten Angola in nine meetings dating back to 1987. It was never a dull moment in tonight’s clash in Rades, the defending champions took the first quarter 13 points to 11 points, Nigeria rallied back and dominated the second quarter 27 points to 11 points. The third quarter was a tight contest between both sides with Nigeria slightly edging out Angola 14 to 12 points. It will be the second Olympic appearance for Nigeria’s men’s team after the first showing at the London 2012 Olympics. Go D'Tigers. Source 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators FlyJ Posted September 2, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 2, 2015 President Buhari happy with D'Tigers According to the special adviser of media and publicity to the President: 'President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the national men's basketball team, D'Tigers, on their victory over Angola in yesterday's final of the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia. President Buhari joins other sports-loving Nigerians in applauding D'Tigers' exhilarating 74-65 victory over their Angolan opponents which also secured Nigeria's qualification for the men's basketball event at next year's Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. The President commends the players for displaying exemplary strength, courage, determination and patriotism as well as great skills and creativity to dethrone Angola, the perennial African basketball champions. President Buhari urges members of the team and their handlers to work very hard to surpass their extraordinary heroics in Tunisia before a global audience at next year's Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro and bring even greater glory to Nigeria. The President assures the team, its managers and the Nigerian Basketball Federation that his administration will give them and Nigeria's other representatives at the next Olympic Games, the fullest possible support to ensure that they are well prepared to excel against the champions of other countries and regions in Rio De Janeiro. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) August 31, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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