The J’Tigers, Nigeria’s Under-18 Men’s Basketball team, are out of the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 Championship after losing 81-70 to Mali in the quarterfinals on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The Malians, who fought their Nigerian opponents from the start, won the first quarter 23-19 and lead by 40-38 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Mali ultimately won the game, which was contested in Pretoria, South Africa, despite the J’Tigers’ best efforts to seize control.<\/p>\n
To reach this level, the Junior D’Tigers overcame Uganda 72-61 on Tuesday, while Mali upset Ivory Coast 73-69.<\/p>\n
The championship winners and runners-up will advance to the FIBA World Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the J’Tigress advanced to the semi-finals on Wednesday, defeating Egypt 61-56 in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
According to the Nigerian News Agency, the outcome means that the Nigerian ladies will meet Uganda in the semi-finals on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The Rwanda Under 18 men’s national team also withdrew from the FIBA AfroBasket 2024.<\/p>\n
This came after they suffered a shocking 53-67 quarterfinal loss to Cameroon at the University of Pretoria Gymnasium on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Rwanda started well, winning the first quarter 16-14, until Cameroon stepped up and won the second quarter 22-16 to lead 36-32 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Rwanda rallied in the second half, winning the third quarter 17-15, but Cameroon dominated the final quarter 16-4 to send them home.<\/p>\n
The result meant that Cameroon advanced to the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Despite struggling to shoot from the floor, Cameroon’s Amadou Seini led the team with 15 points and 23 rebounds, while Hermann Bel Daryl Bay added 15 points.<\/p>\n
Dylan Kayijuka of Rwanda scored 19 points, while Sean Mwesigwa added 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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