Nigeria’s D’Tigers fail Mali test, to miss Paris Olympics

The hopes of Nigeria’s men basketball team, D’Tigers qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been extinguished.

After losing on Monday against Senegal at the ongoing FIBA men’s pre-Olympic qualifiers at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, D’Tigers needed an outright victory against Mali to stay in contention in their outing on Tuesday.

Unfortunately, the Nigerian men couldn’t hold on for victory against Mali as they crumbled 68-77 against their more illustrious West African neighbours.