Chris Maduewesi
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In the most anticipated game of the 2013 Afrobasket championship,Nigeria’s D’Tigers underlined their title credentials coming from behind to defeat Cameroon in their last group match on Sunday.
It was a vintage performance by D’Tigers,who missed various key players,owing to a string of injuries,but they had enough quality in their side to pip Cameroon 91- 84.
Ike Diogu was the star of the show,once again registering a double double,amassing a game high 25 points,15 rebounds and even had two blocks in the course of the game.
Cameroon went into half-time with a slender 40-39 lead but D’tigers came back rejuvenated and fought for the win.
At some point in the game,the Nigeria team was down by as much as ten points and had to make their way steadily to the summit.
Top performers for Cameroon were Christian Bayang who had 20 points and Luc Mbah a Moute who added 18 points,but it was not enough to secure them a win.
Having topped their group,D’Tigers will next play against Central African Republic on Tuesday,in the knock stages of the competition.
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It was a vintage performance by D’Tigers,who missed various key players,owing to a string of injuries,but they had enough quality in their side to pip Cameroon 91- 84.
Ike Diogu was the star of the show,once again registering a double double,amassing a game high 25 points,15 rebounds and even had two blocks in the course of the game.
Cameroon went into half-time with a slender 40-39 lead but D’tigers came back rejuvenated and fought for the win.
At some point in the game,the Nigeria team was down by as much as ten points and had to make their way steadily to the summit.
Top performers for Cameroon were Christian Bayang who had 20 points and Luc Mbah a Moute who added 18 points,but it was not enough to secure them a win.
Having topped their group,D’Tigers will next play against Central African Republic on Tuesday,in the knock stages of the competition.
Continue reading...