FIBA 2019: D' Tigers Remain Undefeated In African Qualifiers

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers action ended on Sunday in Maputo and Bamako, Nigeria lived up to expectations, emerging as the third undefeated team.

By beating Mali - hosts of the first-leg of Group B of the African Qualifiers - 82-59 in front of a home crowd, Nigeria improved their mark to 3-0, and, as a result, joined Tunisia and Angola as the only teams yet to lose a game in the race for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China.

Over the course of three days, the former African champions cruised past Uganda, Rwanda, and Mali in Bamako by an average of 33-point wins margin.

The third window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers returns in late June, early July for the second-leg of Groups A (Tunisia), B (yet to be confirmed), C (Egypt) and D (Senegal).

At stake in the African Qualifiers are five tickets on offer for the continent's countries to reach the first-ever 32-team FIBA Basketball World Cup taking place in China from August 30-September 15, 2019.