Nigeria’s women basketball team, The D’tigresses have been drawn in group A of the qualifying tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.
The African champions will play against tough oppositions in Serbia, Mozambique and world number one – The United states.
The Olympic qualifying competition will hold in February next year across four countries – China, Serbia, France and Belgium.
D’tigress last qualified for the Olympics in 2004, but reached the quarter finals of the FIBA basketball World cup last year.
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Nigerian basketball authorities say early preparation can help D’tigress qualify despite being placed in a difficult group.
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