Nigeria’s D’Tigers have been sent packing from the ongoing 2021 AfroBasket in Rwanda after a shocking defeat to Uganda, in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

D’Tigers were tipped as favourite for the tournament but they lost their last group game to Cote D’Ivoire and had to play for a place in the round of 16.

Coach Mike Brown’s side suffered their second defeat of the competition  losing 80 – 68 to Uganda.

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D’Tigers finished the first quarter trailing by 12 points, it was 15 at some point.

At the end of the second quarter D’Tigers went into the break trailing by 13 points with half time score reading 44 – 31 in favour of the East Africans.

All efforts to try and get back into the game proved futile as the Nigerian team ended the third quarter trailing by 18 points, as the score stood at 67 – 49.

And despite taking the fourth quarter 19 – 13, the Ugandans held on to win 80 – 68 and qualify for the quarter-finals.