Women's Afrobasket: D'Tigress Thrash CIV, Qualify For Semi-Final

Women's Afrobasket: D'Tigress Thrash CIV, Qualify For Semi-Final Sampson Adedeji The hope of Nigeria's D'Tigress to defend the title they won in Senegal two years ago is very much alive as they picked the semi-final ticket after an amazing display in the quarter-final, BSNsports.com.ng can report. The Nigeria women side show no sign of pressure as they confidently dispatched Cote d'Ivoire 76-52. D'Tigress started the game like a house on fire as they recorded a comprehensive 24-8 win at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the defending champion was dominating with 43-21 points and the 3rd was not different as Nigeria won it again with 59- 35 points. The final quarter was a stroll in the park for the back-to-back champion as they wrapped up the tie 72-56. D'Tigress now await the winner between Senegal and Mozambique in the semi-final slated for Friday