Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament.

This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on Sunday.

However, their standing shifted when Australia triumphed over France 79-72 in the other group match, pushing Nigeria down to third place in the group rankings.

The team is now set to face the defending champions, USA on August 7 .

The encounter is the second Olympic face-off between the two teams.

At the Tokyo Games, D’Tigress suffered a narrow nine-point defeat to the Americans in their opening group game. They were also beaten in the 2024 Olympics qualifiers.

In other quarter-finals clashes, Serbia will clash with Australia, Spain will go up against Belgium, and France will face Germany.

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