Pius Ayinor
Nigeria’s Under-18 men’s and women’s teams the J’Tigers and J’Tigress are billed to return to the country Monday morning just as Nigerians relax at home with the public holiday.
The Head of the Nigerian Delegation to the Afrobasket U18 championship just concluded in South Africa Saturday night, Ugo Udezue confirmed the team’s schedule.
“Both teams are arriving in the country by 11am on Monday aboard a Kenyan Airways flight,” he said.
The ladies are returning to Lagos with a ticket to the FIBA U19 World Cup that will be held in the Czech Republic from July 12 to 20, 2025. J’Tigress lost the women’s final match to Mali 76-56 on Saturday.
J’Tigers could not make it to the final game as they were beaten by Mali in the semi-finals on Friday. Mali successfully defended their top position by beating Cameroon 60-51 on Saturday.
The two teams in the final matches will represent Africa at the world event.
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