D’Tigers draw Mali, Uganda Cape Verde 2023 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

D’Tigers hopeful despite fall to Argentina

WUHAN, CHINA - AUGUST 31: Josh Okogie #20 of Nigeria drives against Russia during FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019 Group B at Wuhan Sports Center on August 31, 2019 in Wuhan, China. (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images)

The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have been drawn with Mali, Uganda, and Cape Verde in the first round of the 2023 Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) World Cup Qualifiers.

D’Tigers finished third in Group B at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China after winning one of its three group games against South Korea and losing to Russia and Argentina.

South Sudan, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Rwanda have been drawn in Group B.

Group C comprises Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Central Africa Republic (CAR), and Angola while Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, and DR Congo will play in Group D.

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