Rwanda suffered a heavy 106-62 defeat to Nigeria’s D Tigers of their third and closing Group C sport of the 2027 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers which concluded in Luanda, Angola, on Sunday, July 5.
The loss, their sixth in a row throughout two home windows, meant that Yves Murenzi’s facet completed the third qualifying window with no win.
Nigeria produced a dominant show from the opening tip, securing a flawless qualifying window and reserving a spot within the second spherical of the qualifiers. The 44-point victory was the most important profitable margin recorded at this stage of the marketing campaign.
Caleb Agada and Ike Iroegbu set the tone early, combining for 3 three-pointers within the opening minute as Nigeria raced into an early lead and finally stretched the benefit to as many as 46 factors.
Nigeria maintained its depth all through the competition, excelling at each ends of the ground by scoring freely whereas limiting Rwanda's offensive manufacturing.
The victory capped a powerful window for Nigeria, who additionally edged group leaders Guinea 80-79 earlier than defeating Tunisia 84-81 to finish an ideal 3-0 run.
Talking after the sport, Nigeria's Okoye, one of many few gamers who additionally featured throughout the first qualifying window in Tunisia final November, mentioned the workforce's low rating served as a motivation.
“Wanting on the rankings gave us motivation to show issues round,” he mentioned.
