The Nigerian ladies's nationwide basketball workforce, D'Tigress, has been drawn into a troublesome group for the FIBA Girls's Olympic Qualifiers to be held in February 2024.
Within the draw held in Hungary on Thursday, the Nigerian girls had been drawn in Event 2 the place they may compete of their group in opposition to hosts Belgium, the US and Senegal.
The D'Tigress are the reigning African champions, after profitable the FIBA Girls's AfroBasket Championship for the fourth consecutive time in 2023.
Nonetheless, they may face among the finest groups on the planet in the course of the Olympic qualifiers.
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The US is the defending Olympic champions and has gained the final seven gold medals on the Olympic Video games.
The Individuals are additionally the top-ranked workforce on the planet.
Belgium, in flip, ranks sixth on the planet and is a world energy in ladies's basketball.
Senegal, ranked twentieth on the planet, is the one workforce ranked decrease than the D'Tigress, who’re ranked eleventh on the planet, and the very best ranked workforce in Africa.
Regardless of the robust draw, the D'Tigress have a great probability of qualifying for what can be their third Olympic Video games in Paris, having beforehand made it to the Athens 2004 and London 2012 Video games.
Below coach Rena Wakama, D'Tigress has proven nice promise and potential to compete with the perfect on the planet.
On the final Afrobasket event, Wakama made historical past as the primary feminine coach to win the competitors since its inception in 1966.
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In accordance with the choice of the FIBA Central Board, the Girls's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will probably be held from February 8 to 11, 2024 in 4 cities, specifically Antwerp, Belgium; Belem, Brazil; Sopron, Hungary; and a yet-to-be-confirmed metropolis in China.
In event 1, France will probably be paired with China, New Zealand and the yet-to-be-determined qualifiers from America.
In Event 3, Brazil, Germany, Serbia and Australia will compete for a spot on the Olympic Video games.
In the meantime, Spain, Hungary, Japan and the opposite qualifiers from the American area are hoping to get one of many tickets for Event 4, which can happen in Hungary.
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