- D’Tigress boosted their chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s basketball event by coming from a first-quarter defeat to beat Mozambique 85-51 in their opening game at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying game in Belgrade on Thursday, Sports Extra reports.
D’Tigress boosted their chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s basketball event by coming from a first-quarter defeat to beat Mozambique 85-51 in their opening game at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying game in Belgrade on Thursday, Sports Extra reports.
Otis Hughley’s side narrowly lost 19-18 to Mozambique in the first quarter but rallied back in style to thrash their opponents 23-9 in the second quarter.
They maintained their lead in the game and finished the third quarter with a 25-13 points win before wrapping it up in the fourth quarter with a 19-10 win at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade.
Promise Amukamara was fantastic for D’Tigress, leading her team with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists while the duo Ezinne Kalu and Adaora Elonu scored 11 and 10 points respectively.
Aisha Mohammed posted nine points and one assist.
D’Tigress’ next game is against hosts Serbia on Saturday and with a win, they will qualify for the Olympics.
