Nigeria's D'Tigers bounced back on Saturday, with a slim 72-70 points win over Mali, after a disappointing 71-79points loss to Cape Verde in their group opener of the 2023 FIBA Worid Cup Qualifier on Friday
D'Tigers playing its second group game at Pavilhao Multiusos,Benguela in Angola, won the first quarter 16-15 but later lost the second quarter to Mali 14-24 before half time of the encounter
The team took the third quarter 23-16 and later went on to win the fourth quarter 19-15, to seal the game and put their campaign for the FIBA 2023 world cup back on the track
Captain Ike Diogu recorded an impressive 19 points, five rebounds in the game
The senior men's national side will clash with Uganda this Sunday in continouation of the qualification series for the FIBA world cup
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