FIBA World Cup Ticket: Sports Minister Congratulates D’Tigress
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Sports Minister Sunday Dare has congratulated the Nigerian national women basketball team, D’Tigress for picking a ticket to the FIBA Women World Cup.
The ladies, who are three times Afrobasketball champions beat their Malian opponents 73-69 on Sunday to qualify as Africa’s sole representatives.
They had earlier beaten the highly rated, world number five, France 67-65, after losing their opening game to China.
Dare praised the queens of the court for doing the nation proud and showing dogged determination in all their games.
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The FIBA Women Basketball World Cup will take place on Sydney, Australia in September.
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