Women AfroBasketball: Senegal set up Nigeria final clash


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Women AfroBasketball: Senegal set up Nigeria clash

By Sampson Adedeji

It's going to be an epic final on Sunday at the ongoing African Women AfroBasketball competition in Dakar, as hosts Senegal rallied back to beat Mozambique in the second semi final and set up a mouth watering clash with an impressive Nigeria side, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Mozambique were dominant right from the tip off and won the first quarter 16 -8 and second quarter 35 -19, which silent the home crowd.

Senegal rallied back in the 3rd quarter and eventually won the game 60 -57 and set up a final clash with Nigeria's D'Tigress on Sunday.

Nigeria had earlier in the first Semi final rolled over Mali 79 -58 with Evelyn Akhator finishing with double digit.

Sunday's match will be a real test for the Nigeria side who remain unbeaten since 2017, having played 12 matches on the African soil and winning all

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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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