safarigirl:
Was 17-2 when the gen was turned off, what's the score now? Wey all the peeps wey dey watch other games?

Nigeria 30-39 Tunisia..........Halftime

Half time. Lead is still about 10 points Tunisia.

klarrychenko94:
Nigeria 30-39 Tunisia..........Halftime

thanks. Much more encouraging score-line

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After the 1st half...
Tunisia 39 Nigeria 30

Nigeria shooting 50% on 3 point range but turnover, lack of spacing, and too many fouls leading to free throws has cost them...

Hope they play better in 2nd half...

Sleep calls

update guys... pls tell us what's happening

Q3 Tun 52- Nig 30

NIG 49 TUN 57

Final scores-- Nigeria 59 Tunisia 70

Nigeria can still improve especially on defense and also movement of the ball..

Knock out stages begin...

Wish them all the best

CFCfan:
Nigeria's next game is against Mali, in the Round of 16 on Tuesday.

It will be against the winner of Mozambique and Morocco. We now play the 3rd team in Group B.

LagosEconomist:


It will be against the winner of Mozambique and Morocco. We now play the 3rd team in Group B.

Ok. Got my info from wiki

Confirmed. Nigeria to play Mozambique in the last game on Wednesday. If we get past that, it will probably be Cape Verde next on Thursday (that is where a deep bench could be an advantage)

D'tigers should improve on their defense. I wasn't impressed with their game against Tunisia. The defense was all over the place and nobody seems to take the game by the scruff of the neck offensively. I think Okoye should be given more time on the floor, that fella can light up the fireworks if he's in the mood like I saw him do in their penultimate game in 2013 where he racked up about 30 points.

Ike Diogu if fit should come in handy in this later stages as he's our best scorer on the floor.

Lawal cannot afford to have another poor game.
Aminu must step up to the plate, I personally think he will play better with Diogu on the floor. They seem to have a degree of chemistry between them.

The stakes are so high now with the Olympic ticket on the line. I will have a nervous breakdown if they don't pick up the Olympics ticket.

Finally, I don't understand why a solid shooter like the kano pillars guy Usman is not on this team. Stanley Gumut was chosen ahead of him in the last afrobasket. What exactly will the guy do to get on the team, did he piss on a sacred alter or something? Even Matthew Omonya deserves a look in. In my opinion of course.

It's the top 4 teams that make it to the olympics, right?

LagosEconomist:
Confirmed. Nigeria to play Mozambique in the last game on Wednesday. If we get past that, it will probably be Cape Verde next on Thursday (that is where a deep bench could be an advantage)

not an easy route. the Portuguese speaking African countries are difficult customers when it comes to basketball.
all the best to d'tigers

safarigirl:
It's the top 4 teams that make it to the olympics, right?

Only the winner qualifies directly to the Olympics. The others will need a wild-card invitation to FIBA's Olympic qualification tourney, as a last chance to qualify.

Arsenate:
not an easy route. the Portuguese speaking African countries are difficult customers when it comes to basketball.
all the best to d'tigers

Does it have anything to do with them speaking Portuguese? I don't see Portugal and Brazil dominating basketball anywhere.

GO!!!! D'TIGERS COME HOME WITH THE CUP I AM YOUR NUMBER 1 FAN!! and I LOVE YOU!!!

GO!!!! D'TIGERS COME HOME WITH THE CUP
I AM YOUR NUMBER 1 FAN!! and
I LOVE YOU!!!

DEAL WITH MOZAMBIQUE TOMORROW

LagosEconomist:


We are good enough to beat any team in the tournament and can't be scared.

You have to beat the best to be the best, and there is only one goal here. Win and get the Olympic ticket.

If it makes you feel better, Angola will likely be first or second in group B, and will face the team that is third or fourth in our group, so we will probably not meet till the latter stages of the tournament.

We need to Dethrone that country
A king doesn't rule Forever

Angola was lucky today defeating CAR 62-61....with 2seconds to the end the scored their last basket. Hope we watch n learn

luvablesam:
Angola was lucky today defeating CAR 62-61....with 2seconds to the end the scored their last basket. Hope we watch n learn

worst way to lose. When is our game?

safarigirl:
worst way to lose. When is our game?

its our time to kill them off

Nigeria and basketball
Hmmmm.
Never knew those two have started appearing in one sentence

girly00zero:
Nigeria and basketball
Hmmmm.
Never knew those two have started appearing in one sentence

Nigeria is the 3rd best basketball team in Africa, 24th in the world.

safarigirl:
worst way to lose. When is our game?

Tomorrow in the evening

Tunisia losing with 34 seconds remaining! Nigeria really dodged a bullet in letting Tunisia take the group.

safarigirl:
Nigeria is the 3rd best basketball team in Africa, 24th in the world.

thanks for the enlightenment.
I just never knew about that.

Morocco almost beat up Tunisia... What a block from the Tunisian player...

Overtime they go...

Nigeria so lucky to avoid those Morocco guys...

Seamareggae:
Morocco almost beat up Tunisia... What a block from the Tunisian player...

Overtime they go...

Nigeria so lucky to avoid those Morocco guys...

Well, to be the best, you have to beat the best, isn't it? If we want to win this tournament, dodging teams is not an option. We have to beat them all! Take no prisoners!!!

Havilah93:


Well, to be the best, you have to beat the best, isn't it? If we want to win this tournament, dodging teams is not an option. We have to beat them all! Take no prisoners!!!

Well U can still avoid the some of the best during the knock out stage... Nd still win...

I just want Nigeria to lift the trophy..