By Osagie Alonge
Few minutes ago, Team Nigeria’s basketball team at the 2012 London Game Olympics, D’Tigers made history as the first Nigerian basketball team to win a match at the on-going games.
What makes it better is that they did so in their first ever match!
D’Tigers won their first match in Group A by beating their Tunisian counterparts in 60-56 in what was described as a very competitive game played at the Olympic stadium.
By winning this match, D’Tigers need only one more game to win for them to scale through to the next round.
Before the game, Sani Ahmed, coach of the team, said even though the Tunisians beat Nigeria on their way to winning the Afrobasket and picking the sole African slot in Madagascar, ‘today’s encounter will be different’ as the boys want to make history and prove that their qualification was no fluke.
23 comments
Good game but they have to sustain any further late runs as that is the competitive nature of the game of basketball moreso at this level
Wow!!!!! Thumbs up Darlings!!!!
Glory be to God, continue to prove how good u guys r to d world
This is really encouraging. I believe in D’Tigers, may God see us through the success
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO
That’s a wonderful news to hear that the Nigerian basketball team has done it!
Go nigerian go,nice 1
Wao! Dats great
I think is high time for the Sport Authorities in Nigeria to take basketball serious and also shift their attention to the game.
Am proud of D’Tigers.They surprise me and the world today and even during qualifying match early this month which they defeated Greece and e.t.c.
Up D’Tigers!
Up Nigeria!!!
Wonderful..go guys
congratulations!!!!!! nice guys and nice performance u guys started it well _i wish u continuos victory till d end of game
congratulations!!!!!! nice guys and nice performance u guys started it well _i wish u continuos victory till d end of game gooo!!!with d fire
Go Team 9ja, go n make us proud.
Go D Tigers go 9ija . More greez 2 ur elbows .
More power to ur elbow. I love u D tigers
I’m proud of u.GOD wl c u thru.
nice one guys u’re too much enjoy ur victory
Congratulation on your 1st olympic victory, I wish you more success in the other coming schedule
May the grace of God be wit you in all your matches.
Keep it up guys
D’tigers,Great name 4 or a Great team! Go forth & make Naija proud! GBOSA!!! NaijaFootball watch yr back!!
Amen!!! All we need is success. U can do more…