D’Tigress, who are reigning African champions, have a tough schedule in Group B, where they will again face France.
The D’ Tigress beat their Malian opponents 73-69 on Sunday in Serbia to qualify as Africa’s sole representative.
Messrs Sunday Dare and Musa Kida are said to have diverted money meant for the basketball team.
Team Nigeria beat Mali 70-59 in the final match to retain the title for the third straight time.
D’Tigress will now in the semi-finals on Friday face winners of the second quarter-final pairing involving Senegal and Mozambique.
