FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers Beat China to Qualify For 2020 Olympics

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Samuel Okoro

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 03:27 pm

Nigeria’ s D ’ Tigers have qualified for the 2020 Olympics holding in Tokyo , after beating their Chinese opponents in front of a home crowd in Guangzhou .
D’Tigers , who are participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China won the game , 86 – 73.
With this result , Nigeria is also the top African team at the ongoing 2019 Basketball World Cup.

.@nbbfonline 🇳🇬 holds on and grabs the win over #FIBAWC host 🇨🇳 in front of a sell-out crowd in Guangzhou, and are qualified for the Olympics! #Tokyo2020 #CHNNGR #NigeriaGotGame pic.twitter.com/Kvb5LJH5fW

— FIBA Basketball World Cup (@FIBAWC) September 8, 2019

Samuel Okoro

Samuel Okoro is a political analyst and journalist who reports on African Union policies, governance, and regional diplomacy. His writing focuses on how leadership decisions and cooperation among African nations shape the continent’s political and economic future.