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00:08The Tigress beat Canada to reach fixed ever olympics quarterfinals.
00:14Team Nigeria women's basketball squad, the Tigress have qualified for their fixed ever
00:19quarterfinal at the olympic games following a hard-fought 79-70 win over their canadian
00:24counterparts in their final group B match on sunday. The Nigerian women's basketball team
00:29pulled off a thrilling performance coming from behind to beat Canada ranked fifth in the world
00:35in the intense encounter at the ongoing paris olympic game in france. The Tigress started the
00:40top quarter like a house on fire going on an 11-0 run to lead Canada by nine points with
00:47Exene Kalu, Promise Hamukamara and Paulos Konahi-Akpana all on score sheet. The Nigerian
00:53side made history at the Père Marais stadium in france. The game was a stalemate with both teams
01:00sharing 18 points each at the end of the first quarter. Going into the second quarter,
01:04the Tigress trailed behind their canadian opponents by 41-37. With their highs staring
01:10at making extreme and advancing to the last eight of the olympic tournament, the Tigress intensified
01:15their attack and led by 55-46 before capping their extreme performance with a 79-70 win
01:21at the end of the game.
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