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Nigeria’s male senior basketball team, D’Tigers will not feature at next year’s Paris Olympics after losing to Mali, in their second and final Group A game at the 2024 FIBA men’s pre-qualifying Olympic event on Tuesday.
Recall that D’Tigers lost its first game of the series against Senegal before losing to Mali 77 – 68 at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos on Tuesday.
The D’Tigers recorded back to back losses for the first time in many years.
The result means Senegal and Mali have qualified for the semi-finals of the six-team competition.
This is the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics that D’Tigers will fail to qualify for the games.
Senegal will now battle Mali on Thursday for who will finish winner in Group A.
The team that will emerge champions at the pre-qualifying Olympic tournament will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.