{"id":866,"date":"2025-08-26T18:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=866"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:37:14","slug":"dtigers-finish-fifth-as-angola-wins-record-12th-afrobasket-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=866","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Tigers finish fifth as Angola wins record 12th AfroBasket title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team, D\u2019Tigers, finished in fifth place at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket tournament, held in Angola from August 12 to 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host nation Angola emerged champions after a commanding 70\u201343 victory over Mali in the final, securing their 12th AfroBasket title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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Despite this, Nigeria secured fifth place overall after winning three games and losing only one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria had earlier topped Group B by beating Madagascar, Tunisia, and Cameroon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigerian team will return in November for the FIBA Men\u2019s World Cup Qualifiers as they aim to book a spot at the 2027 tournament in Qatar. They missed out on the last edition&nbsp;in&nbsp;2023.  <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/dtigers-finish-fifth-as-angola-wins-record-12th-afrobasket-title\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team, D\u2019Tigers, finished in fifth place at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket tournament, held in Angola from August 12 to 24. 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