Nigeria’s women national basketball team, D’Tigress, triumphed over Australia with a 75-62 victory in their opening Group B game.
The Nigerian women led by as much as 13 points by the end of the second quarter.
This marks the first win for D’Tigress at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Ezinne Kalu led the team, scoring 19 points to secure the win against the higher-rated Australian team.
The victory was Nigeria’s first at the Games since Athens 2004.
