By Victor Kanayo
After failing to book the 2024 Olympics ticket, the Nigeria senior men’s basketball national team, mainly known as D’Tigers, have been placed in Group B in the 2025 FIBA Afrobasket qualifier.
This is after the organisers released official draws for the qualifiers.
All participating national basketball teams are expected to begin chase for the ticket as from February, 2024.
FIBA Africa has the official draw and date released for the qualifiers.
According to the draw, the first window will take place from February 19 to 27, 2024. It will see the entry of groups B, E and D.
Groups A and C will play their first qualifying window from November 18 to 26, 2024.
The final window of these qualifiers will take place from February 17 to 25, 2025.
Concerning the countries hosting the windows of these qualifications, they have not yet been designated.
Full Groupings
Group A: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Q Z6 + Mauritius + Comoros
Group B: Cape Verde, Nigeria, Q Z1 + Z2, Uganda
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Q Z3 + Z4, Rwanda
Group D: Ivory Coast, Egypt, Central African Republic, Q Z5 + Madagascar + Djibouti
Group E: Tunisia, Angola, Guinea, Kenya