Rena Wakama, the head coach of D’Tigress, claims that her team’s loss to the hosts, France, inspired them to give it their all in Sunday’s match versus Canada.
The six-time African champions upset Australia, ranked third in the world, 75–62 in their opening Olympic match in 2024.
However, D’Tigress fell short against France in the second game, 75–54.
Nigeria overcame a late deficit to defeat Canada 79–70 and go to the quarterfinals.
Wakama was quoted by FIBA.com “I am glad we did have that loss because we were able to get back to what we do best. Also there’s no pressure now on us and we have shown everyone that we deserve to be playing here,” On Wednesday, August 7, at 8:30 p.m. Nigeria
