BREAKING: D’Tigers Qualify For 2020 Olympics
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Nigeria’s D’tigers have secured automatic qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by beating china today in their final classification game of the FIBA basketball world cup.
Nigeria failed to progress from their group finishing with 2 losses and a win but have secured their place at next year’s summer games by finishing as the highest-ranked African country at the 32-team tournament.
The team beat their Chinese counterpart 86 to 73.
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TICKET CLINCHED!!!! NIGERIA IS GOING BACK TO THE OLYMPICS!!!! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬#NigeriaGotGame
🎨: @akin_agboola pic.twitter.com/iYm2IjWJj5— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) September 8, 2019
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TICKET CLINCHED!!!! NIGERIA IS GOING BACK TO THE OLYMPICS!!!! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬#NigeriaGotGame
🎨: @akin_agboola pic.twitter.com/iYm2IjWJj5— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) September 8, 2019
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JOSH OKOGIE WITH AN INCREDIBLE SHOT!!!
Nigeria leads 80-73 pic.twitter.com/uZCJazTeiF
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See you at #Tokyo2020, Nigeria!
With today’s victory over China, @NigeriaBasket are the highest finishing team from Africa at the #FIBAWC and therefore earn Africa’s automatic Olympic spot in the Men’s #basketball competition. pic.twitter.com/uq2DOzlKHj
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Nigeria leads by 6. Crunch time. 2 minutes left.
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CHIMEZIE FROM DEEP!!!
Michael Eric with back to back buckets and Nigeria leads by 12!!! 3 minutes left
pic.twitter.com/vW5xrKu80k— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) September 8, 2019
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.@StanOkoye_ adds to the highlights. Another jam!
Nigeria up 62-58 pic.twitter.com/XrOg8TNbLQ
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Chief and Chimezie with the POSTERS!!! @Chimezie_Metu @farouq1 #NigeriaGotGame pic.twitter.com/EpeBvPiyb8
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END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Nigeria 60
China 51ONE MORE QUARTER! pic.twitter.com/K3zAHhzqem
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CHIMEZIE METU JUST SILENCED THE CHINESE CROWD!!! WHAT A DUNK!!!!!#NigeriaGotGame pic.twitter.com/OmaY4K8ad5
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BIG THREE FROM @iamgabevincent2 to steal back momentum for Nigeria.
Nigeria leads 51-45 pic.twitter.com/gd8zgU04Sg
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AL-FAROUQ AMINU WITH THE POSTER!!!!! WOW!
Nigeria leads 48-41#NigeriaGotGame pic.twitter.com/STUS6G5V0D
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Ekpe is taking everyone to school!
He’s up to 11 points after free throws.
Nigeria leads 44-39 pic.twitter.com/IfyrZhTpCj
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20 minutes away. One more half of good basketball for D’Tigers.
Okogie and Vincent lead the way with 6 points apiece.#NigeriaGotGame #FIBAWC
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Josh Okogie with bucket in the paint!
Nigeria leads 31-27 over China! 🇳🇬🇳🇬#NigeriaGotGame #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/HMxFXBGRi5
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Ben Uzoh puts Nigeria back on top. 25-24 pic.twitter.com/aT72f6XgUN
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End of first quarter:
Nigeria 19
China 21#NigeriaGotGame #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/cSUoDl1f0H— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) September 8, 2019
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End of first quarter:
Nigeria 19
China 21#NigeriaGotGame #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/cSUoDl1f0H— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) September 8, 2019
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.@iamgabevincent2 with a 4-POINT PLAY!!!!
The deficit is down to two. 21-19 pic.twitter.com/gd8zgU04Sg
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Michael Eric giving D’Tigers a spark! A big block and bucket.
Nigeria trails 19-15 pic.twitter.com/dmUSzctEL3
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China on a 10-0 run. China leads 17-10 early
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Back and forth in a front of a PACKED crowd.
Nigeria leads 8-7 over China early.#NigeriaGotGame
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Starting lineup:
Uzoh
Okogie
Aminu
Diogu
Udoh pic.twitter.com/STUS6G5V0D— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball (@NigeriaBasket) September 8, 2019
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@NigeriaBasket players arriving for the game#NBBF#NigeriaGotGame#WorldGotGame#DTigers pic.twitter.com/nDaVObdBO5
— #NBBF (@nbbfonline) September 8, 2019
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