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Nigeria U16 boys basketball national team defeated their Ivorian counterparts 67-38 in the opening game of the FIBA U16 African Zone 3 Championship played on Thursday at Eden Heart Sports Hall in Ghana.
The Nigerian boys started the game well, at the end of the first quarter they went up with ten-point gap (16-6) to state their readiness to winning the title.
The determined Nigerians ended the second quarter with ten point gap 31-21. Not losing grip, the Ivorians who were billed to face Ghana in the opener before the rescheduled fixture maintain their 10-point loss at the end of the 3rd quarter (47-37).
Nigeria however proved their superiority in the 4th quarter to end the match 67-38. The Nigeria U16 boys on Friday will face hosts, Ghana at 2pm while the girls of the two countries trade tackles at 4pm at the Eden Heart Sports Hall, Ghana.
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The championship serves as qualifier for FIBA U16 African Championship to be hosted by Tunisia later this year.
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