Basketball: D’Tigress set to take on Germany, Puerto Rico
The Senior National Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, will play two preparatory games against Germany and Puerto Rico before the start of the basketball event at the Olympic Games in Paris on July 28.
Akeem Busari, the media coordinator for the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBF), said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos.
According to the release, D’Tigress, one of the African representatives at the coming Olympics in Paris, France, would play Germany on July 19 in Berlin, Germany.
The all-conquering Africa’s champions will also take on Puerto Rico on July 24 in France.
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