Nigeria on Wednesday, overcame defending champions of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship Senegal 58-54, making it five wins in five games in Group B of the tournament in Bamako, Mali.
Both sides had already booked their places in the quarter-finals after winning their previous group matches.
D’Tigress triumphed in the first quarter 14-13, at half time they were ahead 34-26 and by the third quarter, it had extended to 48-41.
Evelyn Akhator continued her impressive performances with 15 points and 10 rebounds to her credit
Nigeria have now beaten Mozambique, Congo, Egypt, Guinea and Senegal in the 2017 championship, making D’Tigress favourites to win the title.
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