Tokyo 2020: Nigeria D'Tigers Upset Former Olympic Champion USA

Tokyo 2020: Nigeria D'Tigers Upset Former Olympic Champion USA By Niyi Busari Nigeria senior men National team, D'Tigers defeated former Olympic champions, USA 90-87 in an exhibition game, BSNSports.com.ng can report. The African champions narrowly lost the first and second quarters (22-23) and (19-20) respectively but waxed stronger in the third and fourth quarters to beat the favourites, USA in an international friendly game played in Las Vegas ahead of the Olympic in Tokyo, Japan. D'Tigers head coach, Mike Brown is expected to announce his final squad on July 17, before the team’s departure to Kizarazu city in Japan two days later for the Pre-Games training camp, before moving into the Olympics Village. D’Tigers will play against Italy, Germany and Australia in Tokyo when the Games begin. The upcoming Olympic Games will be the Nigerians’ third straight appearance in the history of the eagerly-awaited tournament. They made their debut at the London 2012 Games before making it to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. The basketball tournament at Tokyo 2020 starts on July 25 with Nigeria taking on Australia in their opening game at the Saitama Super Arena. They will face Germany three days later at the same venue, before their last game against Italy.