ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire – As e dey happen, Nigeria ladies, wey dem dey call the Tigresses, no carry last for their second game of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket. Dem show Rwanda pepper, as dem beat dem sharply 92-45. Na di 25th time Nigeria dey win back-to-back for dis tournament since October 2015. Chai!
Elizabeth Balogun kick am off with mid-range shot wey no fit even shake Rwandan girls. E be like say dem come ready to form tough guys, but na dream o! Nigeria just dey play their game like say dem dey chop pepper soup on top of a cool palm wine.
Rwanda even try one corner when dem take lead 4-2, thanks to Bella Murekatete. But as Ezinne Kalu come drop mid-range jump shot wey tie am back 4-4, na so Nigeria just carry dem waka, dey run up the score like say dem get extra points for free.
Di turning point for di match be that 8-0 scoring run wey Nigeria shelf Rwandan hopes like dem dey return empty bottle. Murekatete try but e be like say she dey play solo; her seven points no fit carry di day as Balogun, Musa, and Macaulay combine for 43 points. Talk about team spirit, na wetin dem sabi!
Stats no dey lie, o! Nigeria bench with 37 points make e be like dem dey do practice match against Rwanda wey just manage 13 points. And all those turnovers wey Rwanda dey suffer na real wahala, give Nigeria free points as dem collect 25 points from dem fumbles. Only Destiney Philoxy and Keisha Hampton try shine small for Rwanda with 11 and 10 points.
Last time wey Nigeria and Rwanda play, Nigeria still beat dem, 79-48 during di semifinals of di 2023 AfroBasket for Kigali, na true saying wey dey go: “When dem dey say give honor to whom honor dey due, na Nigeria dem dey talk about!” E just dey clear sey na dem be di top gun for Africa!
After di match, Nigerian forward Musa talk say, “We expect tough game against Rwanda because dem fit play. I no sabi wetin happen to dem today, but we don collect beta win wey go ginger us for di next matches. We still need to tighten our defense, abeg!” Na true talk be dis, jare.
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