D’TIGRESS GROUPED ALONGSIDE AUSTRALIA AND FRANCE FOR FIBA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Nigerias female Basketball team D’Tigress  have been drawn alongside hosts Australia, Canada, France, Japan and Serbia in Group B of the Women’s Basketball World Cup, which will take place later this year.

D’Tigress who have won the past three African titles, avoided holders United States who are bidding for their fourth consecutive Women’s World Cup.

Russia had qualified for the tournament, but world governing body FIBA has excluded their teams and officials from its competitions and as a result, the final team to compete is yet to be determined, with a decision expected on 25 March when FIBA’S central board holds its next meeting.

The top four teams in each group will proceed to the quarter-finals at the tournament, which will be held from 22 September to 1 October.