Nigeria’s D’Tigers completed a flawless group campaign at Afrobasket 2025 with a 101-92 win over Cameroon in Luanda.
The D’tigers already assured of a quarter-final place, made sure of top spot in Group B by seeing off a spirited Cameroonian side in their final match.
The game swung in the second quarter, when D’Tigers outscored Cameroon 32-16 to take a commanding 60-43 half-time lead.
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Nigeria then extended their advantage to 86-55 at the end of the third quarter before Cameroon rallied late to cut the deficit ( 15-37)
Josh Okogie (16 points), Caleb Agada(15 points), Stan Okoye (14 points) Micheal Mekowulu ( 12 points), Stephen Igbanu(10 points) and Ike Nwamu(12 points) all hit double figures as Nigeria wrapped up their third straight win, having earlier beaten Madagascar and defending champions Tunisia.
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The victory means D’Tigers top Group B with a 3-0 record and will face the third-placed side from Group A in the quarter-finals.
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The fixture revived memories of the 2009 quarter-final in Libya, when Cameroon stunned a star-studded Nigerian side 84-80, but this time it was Nigeria who emerged stronger.
