Undefeated D'Tigers humble Mali in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

Captain Ike Diogu going for the net during the game with Mali in Bamako

Nigeria's D'Tigers have risen undefeated in Group B, of the African Qualifiers for the FIBA World Cup in China one year from now.

They topped everything by crushing the hosts, Mali 82-59 focuses in their last gathering match in Bamako on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria prior crushed Uganda on Friday and Rwanda on Saturday to stay unbeaten in the gathering, in the principal period of the African qualifiers.

D'Tigers will come back to activity in late June.

Amid the match against Mali, D'Tigers were forceful against their host by scoring 21 focuses against 5 focuses toward the finish of first quarter.

The two sides picked extra 16 focuses toward the finish of second quarter, while Mali figured out how to pick 21 focuses against D'Tigers 20 focuses toward the finish of second from last quarter.

Amid the match Captain Ike Diogu got 22 focuses, nine bounce back and one help for D'Tigers to guarantee triumph against their hosts.

Obi Emegano made 15 focuses, while Bryant Mbamalu had 14 focuses.

Indeed, even as Malian fans may have been frustrated toward the finish of the match, Samba Balayera bolstered by other Malian players endeavored to rescue the circumstance.

Balayera scored five focuses, made four bounce back, three helps and one take.

Uganda, Mali, and Rwanda completed in the gathering with a 1-2 record each.

As indicated by a report by FIBA, in Group D played in the Mozambican capital of Maputo, Senegal beat the hosts 60-52 while the Central African Republic denied Cote d'Ivoire 63-62 in additional time.

Senegal and Mozambique share the lead of the gathering with a 2-1 record each, while CAR and Cote d'Ivoire shut the gathering's first-leg with a 1-2 each.

Back in November 2017, African champions Tunisia vanquished Cameroon, Chad, and Guinea to remain culminate in Group A, while Angola showed signs of improvement of Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, and Morocco in Group C.

The third window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers returns in late June, early July for the second-leg of Group A (Tunisia), B (yet to be affirmed), C (Egypt) and D (Senegal).

Five groups from Africa are relied upon to be among the 32-group FIBA Basketball World Cup booked to happen in China from August 30-September 15, 2019.

Credit NAN link: Undefeated D'Tigers humble Mali in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers