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Nigeria 82-20 Guinea
End of 3rd quarter

Nigeria 71-18 Guinea
3rd quarter

carbonado:
end of 2nd quater.....48-12 in favor of Nigeria....commentator said. "ït is obvious that coach Sam is using the game to practice."...shaking my head.....

Of course. The Guineans aren't even bordered about rebounds. Whenever a Guinean player attempts a 3-pointer, her teammates retreat to their half of the court.

carbonado:
"" it seems mine is slow...lol..guinea don suffer...i predicted a 60 points..beating...lol

Guinea are in serious trouble today
Akhator already has 14 points in the first half; which means she may get up to 30 in this game

Nigeria 44-11 Guinea

Sarah Ogoke scored two 3-pointers

End of 1st quarter
Nigeria 26-8 Guinea

1st quarter
Nigeria 16-8 Guinea

Its game day!

fernandez1:
I no even tall @all

She's a giantess

Back in her native Nigeria, Felicia Aiyeotan has two brothers, one younger and one older. Asked if her brothers are tall, too, Aiyeotan laughed.

"No, they're tiny!" she said.

In reality, her older brother stands around 6-4, which speaks to the vantage point from which Aiyeotan surveys the world. At 6-9, she's one of the tallest players in women's basketball, at any level.

Aiyeotan, already fluent in English, came to the United States before the ninth grade and, while living with a host family, spent three years at Neumann Goretti High in Philadelphia.

She finished high school at Blair Academy in New Jersey, where she was a boarding student in 2015-16, and then enrolled this month at the University of Virginia. One of four newcomers in head coach Joanne Boyle's program -- the others are 6-3 Lisa Jablonowski, 5-9 Dominique Toussaint and 6-0 Jocelyn Willoughby -- Aiyeotan is an intriguing addition to a frontcourt that's been one of the ACC's smallest in recent years.

"You can't teach size, and I think she's come a really long way in the last four years playing in the States," Boyle said. "Strength is going to be her thing. In this conference, can she hold off stronger players and play against physicality?"

Aiyeotan, whose maternal grandfather stood 7-1, was 6-5 by the time she was 12 years old. She reached her current height in the 10th grade. Growing up, she said, it was not easy being taller than the other girls in Lagos.

"I was trying to hide myself and trying to make myself seem unnoticed, because when I was home in Nigeria back then, I would get made fun of, because I was totally different," Aiyeotan recalled. "I was really skinny, and it was just hard for me to fit. That's why I shied away from sport at first. But coming into America and seeing how people really care about me and are so excited about who I am and my height, and not discouraging, I got comfortable with myself, and I feel free."

On Virginia's 2016-17 roster, Aiyeotan is one of five players listed at 6-3 or taller, along with Jablonowski (6-3), redshirt freshman Shakyna Payne (6-3), and sophomores Debra Ferguson (6-4) and Moné Jones (6-3). The Wahoos' other post players include 6-2 juniors Jae'Lisa Allen and Lauren Moses, who led the team in rebounds (6.9 per game) in 2015-16.

http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/062116aab.html

The proposed national carrier would provide competition to the likes of Delta and the mega European carriers on the intercontinental routes.

linearity:
Not true, even the above article indicates that...there is a Delta direct flight between Atlanta & Lagos. Most people, especially from the East Coast in the US despise that flight, because you have to travel backwards (westward) to Atlanta, do a stopover before the plane will travel Eastward towards Nigeria, as a result most East Coast travelers prefer going through London or Europe.

The NYC - Nigeria direct flight is a welcome development, it will represent a major competition between European Carriers and Delta for East Coast travelers, though am not completely sold as American carriers' services are not at par with their European, Asian or even Arab counterparts.

Delta doesn't hold a candle to Ethiopian, let alone Emirates or Etihad. US airlines, most of the time, treat passengers like cattle. There are few/non-existent amenities, even on international flights.

Afam4eva:
This year's edition was held in Los Angeles and i know you're not that far away. From what i watched their were loads of pretty Igbo chikalas.

Damn. I missed a big party. I remember someone telling me about it some time ago.
Oh well, I'll look out for the next one.

Today is IHOP day...

Afam4eva:
PDPfan, did you attend the Umu Igbo Unite?

I didn't attend. I can't even remember which city it was held in.

armyofone:
Imagine in those days they would have lined up people to sacrifice to the shinning gods tonight. Apocalypse movies comes to mind. Science, mankind savior.

PDPGuy- house expensive for your area, why? No land ?

Land is quite scarce here, but that's not the only story. The cities and county have failed to enact any sort of rent control too. That's why some land lord can put up a studio for $2000/month rental. It's insane.

happney65:
Ahahahahahahahhahaha..You got it bro..You got it..

CNN reporter: But scientists do not know if your claim is factually correct.

President Trump: You are fake news

austinelex:
hellooo my gud pple in d house is it posible for one to work in d us with a tourist visa or is dia a way i wud b able to adjust my tourist visa(statue) and start working pls i nid,gud response frm my gurus and safe a broda here

You can't work in the US with a tourist visa (except in businesses that don't do e-verify). You can only adjust your status if you have an immediate family member who is a US citizen

happney65:
With today's Solar Eclipse starting anytime soon in the United states,If Trump tells he's Fans he was the one that made it happen,they would believe him hook,link and sinker..Awon Ode gbogbo..

"The eclipse is the biggest one ever in our history, believe me"

IamKashyBaby:


Im happy of what i have...they are small but at least i dont have to worry severe back pains..

Good answer

D'Tigress ready for battle

I'll advice you to give him your password ONLY if he has given you his own password.

LagosEconomist:
No team in this tournament should give Nigeria any trouble.

It is a disgrace that we missed the last Olympics and we should have been dominating African basketball for the last 2 decades with the talent we've had on both the men & women's side.

Let's forget about the past though. It seems a few things are coming together at least.

Yeah
D'Tigress now have an experienced coach who also happened to have played in the NBA; which will lead to a more tactically astute team. With adequate support from the NBBF, this team will go places in global tournaments

carbonado:
""....i am watching Angola vs Tunisia .......at moment....to be fair....we should be able to win this tourney....

That's why the team is power-ranked at number 1 by FIBA, so I also have high expectations for this team. It was such a travesty for them to lose at the semifinal stage two years ago, but the team chemistry has definitely improved.
Evelyn Akhator was easily the player of the game against the Egyptians. She used her 6'3'' frame effectively in both offense and defense.

With that victory, D'Tigress are through to the quarter finals.

I foresee another 100+ points game against the Guinea, as the Guineans lost by 40 points to Mozambique

The next match against Guinea comes up on Tuesday at 12:45pm Nigerian time.

Just finished watching the replay. D'Tigress were absolutely ruthless against the Egyptians!! Now, there is no doubt in my mind that despite the relatively slow start of the team, Nigeria will be one of the finalists.

FortuneTeller:
My dear friend, I'm going to give you some advice. Never ever move into a woman's home. Move her into yours or move in together. I have never seen it work out for any man. I can personally attest to this as well. If the man comes in without his own, a level of mutual respect will be missing. Don't try it.

Moving into the woman's apartment may be a temporary move until they find a new place. Maybe he stays in a studio whilst she lives in a one-bedroom apt. Of course, they could both contribute towards the payment of the rent for their new place

I see nothing wrong with his move. After all, now that they are married, the apartment now belongs to both of them.

Josh4wod:
Seriously?
You tried

Check my signature

I exaggerated a bit. But we did eat a lot of food.

FortuneTeller:
What is "marshed"? Is it a new word for what we will do?

Haha. It was a typo. I don't know how to 'mash' people though

Beautiful houses.
I just want the open gutters to be sealed. They look unsightly