2023 FIBA Basketball Pre-Olympics: D’Tigers to face Senegal, Mali, Uganda
Posted : 10 August 2023
Lagos will once again witness classic basketball showpiece as the 2023 FIBA Basketball Pre-Olympics dunk-off in Lagos.
The National Stadium, Surulere's atmosphere is already bubbling with excitement as the Olympics qualifiers get underway.
The 8-team tournament will take place from August 14th to 20th.
Nigeria, ranked the best in Africa, is grouped with tough opponents in Group A where they will have the runners-up at the last FIBA Afrobasket championship, Senegal, Mali and Uganda to fight against for a place in the semi-finals.
In Group B, DR Congo, Cameroon, current champions of the FIBA Men’s African Championship, Tunisia and Guinea will slug it out for a place in the semi-finals.
It is the "Winner-Takes-All" format, as the winner will pick the sole ticket of Africa at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
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