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Nice one PDPGuy.
This will be quite interesting

First off, D'Tigress will be participating in the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup, to be held in Spain from September 22-30. Sixteen nations will be participating at the tournament, including the United States who have won the last two world cups.

D'Tigress are placed in Group B alongside powerhouse Australia, Turkey and Argentina. Already, coach Sam Vincent has called up 28 players to the team's Atlanta, USA camp, including 10 players from the victorious 2017 Afrobasket competition, for intense preparations for the tourney. At the end of the camping exercise, 16 players will be cut from the squad.

The 28 players in camp are as follows:

GUARDS
1. Ezinne Kalu (PG) – Vasa Akademia, Hungary
2. Upe Atosu (PG) – Labette College, (NJCAA)
3. Promise Amukamara (PG) – Alexandria, Romania
4. Jasmine Nwajei (PG ) – University of Syracuse, (NCAA)
5. Patience Nene Okpe (PG) -Panola College, (NJCAA)
6.Sarah Ogoke (SG)- RC Celta, Spain
7. Nkechi Akashili (SG) – First Bank, Nigeria
8. Ayoleka Sodade (SG)- University of Buffalo, NY ,(NCAA)
9. Elizabeth Balogun (SG) – Hamilton heights, Christian Academy, USA
10. Ijeoma Ajemba (SG/SF) – University of North Carolina Greenboro (NCAA)
11. Adaeze Alaeze (SG) Ciudad de la Adelantos, Spain

FORWARDS
12. Adaora Elonu (SF)-Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca , Spain
13. Atonye Nyingifa (SF)- Duran Maquinaria Ensino, Spain
14.Cecilia Okoye (SF) – Oviedo, Spain
15. Ify Ibekwe (SF)- New York Liberty, WNBA
16. Nicole Enabosi (SF) – University of Delaware (NCAA)
17. Sarah Imovbioh (PF/C)- PEAC -Pecs, Hungary
18. Nkem Akaraiwe (SF)- First Bank, Nigeria
19. Uju Ugoka (PF) -Roche Vendee, France
20. Amy Okonkwo (PF) – Texas Christian University (NCAA)
21. Evelyn Akhator (PF) – Dallas Wings, WNBA
22. Juliet James (PF) – Georgia State University, (NCAA)

CENTRES
23. Ashley Ezeh (PF/C) – ADBA, Spain
24. Aisha Mohammed (C)- Istanbul University , Turkey
25. Felicia Aiyeotan (C) – University of Virginia (NCAA).
26. Edeferioka Elo (C) – Celta Zorka – Spain
27. Ugo Uwaigwe (C) – Yakin Dugu U, Argentina
28. Elem Ibiam (C)- Kangoeroes, Belgium

D'Tigress group games are as follows (all times in Nigerian time):

September 22: Australia v Nigeria at 11:30am

September 23: Nigeria v Turkey at 8:30pm

September 25: Argentina v Nigeria at 5:30pm

Australia are ranked 4th, Turkey are ranked 7th, Argentina are ranked 16th, while D'Tigress are ranked 42nd in the world by FIBA.

It sure looks like D'Tigress are in a "group of death".

Not to be left out, the D'Tigers are also involved in qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, which will be hosted by China. It will feature 32 teams, for the first time ever.

D'Tigers breezed through the first qualifying round, beating Rwanda, Mali, and Uganda; and out-scoring their opponents 605-387. Yes, D'Tigers scored 605 points in 6 matches!

In the final round of qualification, they will square off against Senegal, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Cote D' Ivoire and Mali in group F.
Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Angola, Egypt, and Chad are in group E. The top two teams in both groups, and the best third placed team will advance to the world cup.

The final qualification (group F) round runs from September 14 - 16 in Lagos, and from February 22-24, 2019.

Nice one mr.pdp,can we also talk about nigerians doing big in the nba here?

Nostradamus:
Nice one mr.pdp,can we also talk about nigerians doing big in the nba here?

Yes

Evelyn Akhator is already in the Atlanta camp. Also in the D'Tigress camp are Ayoleka Sodade and Nicole Enabosi

End of 2nd quarter:

Nigeria 32- 29 Argentina.

#FIBA Womens' World Cup

Start of 3rd quarter
Nigeria 34-31 Argentina

Thanks for the updates..

Nigeria 42- Argentina 40
3rd Qtr

Famocious:
Thanks for the updates..

You’re welcome

End of 3rd Qtr:

Nigeria 51-48 Argentina

Nigeria 56-55 Argentina
4th Qtr, 6 mins left

Full time:
Nigeria 75-70 Argentina

PDPGuy:
Full time:
Nigeria 75-70 Argentina

Great victory for the girls. They went to this championship to prove a point, boy they are doing the business.
France or Greece next?

goldfish80:
Great victory for the girls. They went to this championship to prove a point, boy they are doing the business.
France or Greece next?

Greece is next, tomorrow.

Halftime
Nigeria 31-26 Greece

3rd Qtr
Nigeria 39-31 Greece

Nigeria 44-31 Greece. 3rd Qtr

3:55 left

Nig 48 Greece 36
7‘mins

Where can we watch? DSTV or Online

123abcclown:
Where can we watch? DSTV or Online

I believe StarTimes

48 - 41
4th qtr our girls loosing concentration

This suppose to be in front page


Cc lalasticlala

49 - 43
4th and last quarter. God help us
Prayer time for our girls

51 - 46
4th qtr 6‘

51 - 49
Jesus! Come and help usooo

55 - 54
10'
I wan die of tensionooo