The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have been drawn with Mali, Uganda, and Cape Verde in the first round of the 2023 Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) World Cup Qualifiers.
D’Tigers finished third in Group B at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China after winning one of its three group games against South Korea and losing to Russia and Argentina.
The Nigerian side lost to one of its World Cup Qualifying opponents, Uganda in the Round of 16 of the 2021 Afrobasket Championship 68-80 a couple of days ago.
D’Tigers initially defeated Mali and Kenya in their first two Group C game and finished second in the group with five points behind Ivory Coast (six points).
D’Tigers will play Mali, Uganda, and Cape Verde in Group A of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
South Sudan, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Rwanda have been drawn in Group B.
Group C comprises Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Central Africa Republic (CAR), and Angola while Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, and DR Congo will play in Group D.
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