Nigeria’s D’Tigress started their campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a commanding 70-37 win over Colombia.
The African champions established an 18-12 lead in the first quarter.
Rena Wakama’s side continued to control the pace in the second quarter, leading 34-29 at halftime.
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By the third quarter, Nigeria had firmly established control, and they closed out the game with a resounding 70-37 triumph.
Victoria Macaulay led the scoring for Nigeria with 13 points and six rebounds, while Nicole Enabosi recorded a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Ifunnaya Okoro also added 10 points to cap a strong team performance for the African champions.
The West Africans will face Korea in their game on Thursday.
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This your report is confusing..
When you add the opponent score from first to the third is already 43. Then how did they end up with 37 excluding the last quarter point.