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FIBA: Ify Okoro on how Nigeria made history at the 2024 Olympics

SandJack TV — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Swish Appeal quickly caught up with Ify Okoro to hear about the 2024 Olympic Games. Okoro was a member of the Nigerian National Team that made history in Paris, not only by winning the team’s first Olympic game in 20 years but also by becoming the first African team—women’s or men’s—to reach the quarterfinals. We […]

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Team USA Basketball vs. Nigeria Recap

SandJack TV — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:15:21 +0000

The Olympic women’s basketball tournament’s knockout stage tipped off with today’s quarterfinal round, which determines whether Team USA will compete against the world’s best for an Olympic medal. The US is still the frontrunner for gold, advancing past pool play on a 3-0 record and a point differential of +58. History-makers Nigeria stand in Team […]

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Team USA Advances to Semifinals, Blow Past Nigeria » Winsidr

SandJack TV — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:12:50 +0000

Team USA decided to make a change despite their impressive performance in group play with a +58 point differential. They switched Diana Taurasi for Jackie Young in the starting lineup, which proved beneficial as they defeated Nigeria 88-74. While Team USA dominated the first three quarters, Nigeria managed to win the fourth quarter 26-12. Despite […]

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A’ja Wilson Made Team USA History In Victory Over Nigeria

SandJack TV — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:24:07 +0000

Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson is currently competing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris for Team USA. On Wednesday, they defeated Nigeria by a score of 88-74 to improve to a perfect 4-0 in the tournament. Wilson led the way with 20 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks while shooting 9/11 from […]

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2024 Olympics: Nigeria aims for another upset in women’s basketball

SandJack TV — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0000

In the second set of Group B games on Thursday, Nigeria and France will play for group supremacy, as both teams won their openers. While France’s victory over Canada might have been expected, Nigeria’s win over Australia certainly was not expected. If you’re a fan of the EuroLeague, you were not surprised by how good […]

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How Nigeria, with no WNBA players, upset mighty Australia for first Olympic win since 2004

SandJack TV — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:22:22 +0000

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — In just the third game of the Olympics, women’s basketball has delivered its first huge upset, as Nigeria took down Australia, 75-62, for the program’s first Olympic win since 2004. “It’s a wave of emotions,” Nigeria coach Rena Wakama said. “I’m so proud and excited for this group. I have young girls […]

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FIBA: Ify Okoro is ready to lead Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics

SandJack TV — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Ifunanya Okoro has been with the Nigerian national team since she was 16. She came up through the system, played 3×3 basketball, moved to Kenya and now, at age 25, she’s one of the top Nigerian women’s players. Last year, she moved to Europe—to Iceland—where she averaged 17.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.4 steals per […]

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