The emphatic victory booked a place for the Otis Hughley-led
girls in the quarter-finals of the competition.
D’Tigress avoided a repeat of the turbulent start that
almost cost them their first game against Mozambique and looked the hungrier of
the two teams from the tip-off.
The dynamic duo of Ezinne Kalu and Adaora Elonu was on the
rampage as the Nigerians established an 18-5 lead before the game’s first six
minutes.
D’Tigress finished the first quarter with an ambitious
three-pointer at the buzzer by Nicole Enabosi, establishing a 31-18 lead.
The Nigerians suffered a little bit of numbness in their
precision in the second quarter, but they were able to shake off the jades and
finish the halftime 52-28.
Nigeria never surrendered hegemony as they continued the
impressive accuracy and work ethic to end the third quarter with a 67-47 lead.
In the final quarter, they ran the Angolan ragged to win the
game 85-65 and finish top of group B, booking an automatic ticket into the
quarter-finals.
Kalu led D’Tigress with 12 points, followed by the trio of
Promise Amukamara, Oderah Chisom and Adaora Elonu with 10 points each.
The Nigerians are determined in their quest to win the
women’s AfroBasket championships for the third time in a row.
Only Senegal was able to achieve the feat when they won four
times in a row from 1974 to 1981.
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