Olympic Qualifying Tournament: D'Tigress Face Tough Task

Olympic Qualifying Tournament: D'Tigress Face Tough Task

Sampson Adedeji

The draws for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been released and it will be a task for Nigeria's D'Tigress as they were handed tough opposition, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The Nigerian side qualified for the qualifying tournament after they emerged as champions of the Women's Afro basketball championship.

The reigning African champions were drawn against Senegal, Belgium and current World champions the United States.

The draws, which took place in Hungary on Thursday, had D'Tigress drawn in Tournament 2, which will be held in Antwerp, Belgium from February 8, 2024.

The FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will be held from February 8 to 11, 2024 in four cities, namely Antwerp, Belgium; Belem, Brazil; Sopron, Hungary; and a city to be confirmed in China.