Nigeria’s D’Tigers have beaten Senegal to qualify for the final of the men’s Afrobasket in Tunisia.
The defending champions beat the impressive Senegal 76-71 and will play the hosts Tunisia for the title on Saturday.
It was a keenly contested match with Nigeria winning the first quarter 15 points to 12, the D’Tigers took the second 19-17 and fought hard to win the third 18-16.
Senegal won the final quarter 26-24 but it wasn’t good enough to stop Nigeria from proceeding in the quest to defend the trophy they won in 2015.
