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D’Tigers finish fifth as Angola wins record 12th AfroBasket title

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, finished in fifth place at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket tournament, held in Angola from August 12 to 24.

Host nation Angola emerged champions after a commanding 70–43 victory over Mali in the final, securing their 12th AfroBasket title.

The win cements Angola’s status as the tournament’s most successful team, going unbeaten in all six games. It also marks their first continental triumph since 2013 in the Ivory Coast.

D’Tigers were knocked out in the quarter-finals after losing 91–75 to Senegal, who later won the bronze medal. Despite this, Nigeria secured fifth place overall after winning three games and losing only one.

Nigeria had earlier topped Group B by beating Madagascar, Tunisia, and Cameroon.

The final standings placed Angola first, Mali second, Senegal third, Cameroon fourth, Nigeria fifth, Egypt sixth, while the Ivory Coast and Cape Verde completed the top eight.

The Nigerian team will return in November for the FIBA Men’s World Cup Qualifiers as they aim to book a spot at the 2027 tournament in Qatar. They missed out on the last edition in 2023. (Punch)

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