Nigeria’s 3×3 teams have reached the quarter finals of the FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup in Lome, Togo. D’Tigress 3×3 team advanced to the last 8 after topping Pool B ahead of Egypt and Benin while defending champions, D’Tigers also won both games against Cape Verde and Uganda to top Pool C.
D’Tigers started their title defence on Friday with a narrow win over Cape Verde 17-16 and mauled Uganda 22-5 in their second game to book a quarter final game against Egypt on Sunday.
D’Tigress will face Niger in the last eight following their wins against Egypt (18-17) and Benin Republic (17-12) in Pool B.
Other games to be played in the men’s category: Mali play against Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire face Togo while Madagascar play Democratic Republic of Congo.
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In the women’s category, host Togo play Benin Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo face Cape Verde while last year’s bronze medallist Uganda will come up against Mali.
The semi-finals, third place games and finals for both men and women will take place on Sunday.
