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Sports News of Saturday, 8 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

BREAKING: D'Tigress secure Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualification

D'Tigress qualify for Tokyo 2020 D'Tigress qualify for Tokyo 2020

The Nigerian national women's basketball team, D'Tigress, has officially qualified for the 2020 Olympics tournament in Tokyo.

D'Tigress lost 64-70 points to host-Serbia in their second Group A match at the ongoing FIBA Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, the Nigerians still made it through to the main event.

Mozambique were dealt a heavy qualification blow after being schooled the reigning world champions- US, who thrashed them 124-49 points.

Mozambique will face host nation-Serbia for an all-important battle on Sunday, February 10.

Nigeria's final group match will be against the current world champions - USA. A win will be a boost for D'Tigress ahead of the tournament but a loss will not have any effect on their qualification for the 2020 Olympics.