Nigeria’s first African team to play in Olympics Quarter-Finals
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have become the first African team to make it beyond the Group phase at the Olympicsafter they shot down Canada 79-70 in their final group game on Sunday .
Ezinne Kalu was the game hero for the Nigerians and she was hugely influential and did her usual thing by pulling the strings in the backcourt to ensure the team gained the upper hand in the contest with a stunning 11-0 run to start the second half. It left Canada reeling and their opponents never recovered.
She registered 21 points, while Elizabeth Balogun chose a great time to have her best game in memory as she stepped up with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
‘Nigeria were ruthless in punishing Canadian errors with an incredible 27 points from turnovers and look like they could give absolutely anybody in the tournament a game right now.
Their rugged defense was back after a lapse in their previous game against France. Physically they are a handful and anyone they come up against in the Quarter-Finals will have to play well to beat them. And that speaks volumes,’ report FIBA website.
