AFTER a hard-fought battle, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team has qualified for the final of AfroBasket 2025 after devouring Senegal by 75-68.
The victory has brought to10 the number of times that Nigeria has beaten Senegal in 15 outings.
Senegal’s last victory over Nigeria came back in 2011, when they won both their group phase and semifinal matchups. Since then, it’s been a decade of D’Tigresses’ dominance.
The Nigerian team won the first quarter by 22-17. In the second quarter, Nigeria won again, but by a narrow margin of 20-21.
But Senegal bounced back in the third quarter and overwhelmingly won by 21-9. The fourth quarter was decisive, as Nigeria won 23-10 to take the game by 75-68.
The Nigerian side will on Sunday face the winner of South Sudan versus Mali in the other semi-finals.
