Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers secured a third-place finish at the Basketball Africa League Season 4 (BAL4) by defeating the Cape Town Tigers 80-57.
Coach Ogor Odaudu’s team achieved their goal of ending on the podium, dismantling the South African team by 23 points. Kelvin Amayo was the standout performer for the Nigerian team, finishing with 25 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
Coach Odaudu, honored before the game as the Coach of the Year, demonstrated why he deserved the accolade with a sterling performance from his team. David Ike, Amayo, Devine Eke, Will Perry, and John Wilkins took to the floor, with Ike winning the tip-off jump ball and Amayo making the first basket of the match at the BK Arena in Kigali.
