D’Tigress of Nigeria have been drawn against the US in the quarter-final of women’s basketball event at 2024 Paris Olympics.
D’Tigress are scheduled to face the US, the defending champions, on August 7 at 8:30pm Nigerian time
The ladies qualified for Nigeria’s first-ever appearance in the last eight of the Olympics basketball tournament after defeating Canada 79-70 in their last group game on Sunday.
The team secured five classification points and was top of Group B until Australia defeated France 79-72 in the other group game.
The loss dropped D’Tigress to third in the group, with the French and Australians above them in the seedings for the quarter-final.
The game will be the second time both nations will face each other at the Olympic Games.