Nigeria’s men Basketball team, D’Tigers suffered another defeat to Uganda at the AfroBasket 2025 qualifiers, losing 72-62 in their second match of the window on Saturday.
The team opened their qualifiers campaign with a 89-82 loss to Libya in their first match, which was played five hours after they arrived in Tunisia for the competition.
Uganda won all four quarters as Nigeria struggled to find their feet in the encounter.
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The first quarter ended 12-7 in favour of the East Africans, and they also came out victorious in the second quarter with a 29-19 scoreline.
Uganda came out on top again in the third quarter with 55-44 and rounded up victory in the fourth quarter with a final score of 72-62.
The D’Tigers will end their qualifiers on Sunday with a clash against Cape Verde.
The team announced their withdrawal from the qualifiers on Wednesday, citing lack of funds from the government to prosecute the games.
However, The Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh, intervened to ensure arrangements were made for the team to arrive in Tunisia on Friday afternoon, a few hours before their first game against Libya.