The Nigeria U18 Women Basketball defeated their Uganda counterpart on Friday afternoon in the semi final of the 2024 FIBA U18 Women Afrobasket championship to book a spot at U 19 FIBA World Cup in Czechkia next year, Sports 247 reports.
It was a sweet revenge for the Nigeria ladies who lost to Uganda in the group stage of the competition but made the quarter finals of the championship as one the best two losers in the group stage.
J’Tigress will face champions, Mali in the final of the 2024 FIBA U18 Women’s on Saturday after the ruthless Malians effortlessly blew away the counterpart from Cameroon to book a passage to the 2025 FIBA U18 World Cup.
Mali won the one-sided match 103-45, as Mama Sidiki Doumbia and Oummou Koumare were, as expected, coach Diakite Sory’s ammunition in the fight for both a Final berth and a slot to the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 in Czechia.
The duo combined for 48 points, Rokiatou Berthe adding 12 to the win.
