Nigeria outscored Senegal 22-17 in the first quarter before securing another 21-20 win in the second quarter to take a six-point lead going into halftime.
Nigeria’s D’Tigress achieved a historic Olympic milestone on Sunday after beating Canada 79-70 points to become the first African nation, male or female, to reach the quarterfinals of Olympic
The four-time consecutive African champions will face France on Thursday in their next group game.
This consequently reduced the Tigress’ lead to just five points as the quarter finished 62-57.
