Cape Verde stun Nigeria in FIBA World Cup Qualifier

By Emmanuel Oladele - Cape Verde on Friday stunned D'Tigers of Nigeria in FIBA World Cup Qualifier, 79-71 points it ended in favour of underdogs Cape Verde.

Nigeria won the first and the third quarter, but Cape Verde dominated the fourth quarter with 28-16 points to record a great win in Group A. See game details below;

D'Tigers of Nigeria have two more games to go, against Mali and Uganda, it will be an opportunity to redeem their image.

Considering the pedigree of Cape Verde in Africa Basketball, they are no match to Nigeria, but the current administration crisis in Nigeria's Basketball could have contributed to D'Tigers poor performance against Cape Verde on Friday.