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13 Nigeria defeated Egypt 66-51 to reach FIBA U-18 Women’s AfroBasket Championship semifinals in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday.
The win means this is the first time the Nigerian team would reach the semi-final in 14 years.
When both teams met in the group stage, Egypt triumphed over the Nigerian team, winning by 72-60.
Egypt are two-time champions of the U-18 Championship and last edition’s silver medalists.
The Nigerian U-18 Women’s team has never won the tournament and has only finished as runners-up once.
Mali are the most successful team with eight titles while Egypt, Senegal and DR Congo each has two titles.
The FIBA U-18 AfroBasket also serves as qualification to the FIBA U-19 women’s World Cup.
By James Agberebi
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