Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, suffered a 78-62 defeat to Cameroon in their latest qualifying game, enduring a difficult night on the court as their opponents claimed a 16-point victory.
Despite the setback, the Nigerian side showed determination throughout the contest but could not do enough to overturn Cameroon’s advantage as the game progressed.
The result represents a disappointing outcome for D’Tigers, but the team remains focused on the bigger picture, with the qualifying campaign still ongoing.
Attention will now quickly turn to the next fixture as Nigeria look to regroup, address the areas that went wrong and return to winning ways.
The message from the camp remains clear: the defeat is a setback, not the end of the journey.
With more qualifying games still to come, D’Tigers will be hoping to bounce back strongly and keep their ambitions alive.
