Junior Tigers
Maul Liberia
May 28, 2004
Pius Ayinor
Nigeria's junior national basketball team, the Junior Tigers,
yesterday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina-Faso defeated their
Liberian counterparts 63-31 in the African zone three qualifying
series for the African finals in July.
The victory has put the Junior Tigers on course for the
ticket for the finals in Dakar-Senegal. The Nigerian boys came into
the game with a lt of confidence having been rated highly as the
competition's defending champions.
They shot into the lead at the jump-ball and by the end of
the first quarter were already leading by 15 points.
By half-time, it had become obvious that the final
result will be a complete blow-out of the George Opong Weah
brothers.
The game against Liberia was the first for the team as
they walked over Ghana on Wednesday.
The Ghanaians are the only team not participating
in the championship. The other participating teams are Niger
Republic, Cote d'iviore, and Benin Republic.
Today's game is the big test for the Tigers as they
face the host, Burkina-Faso. Even though, the Burkinabes are not
highly rated, playing before home fans will give them some added
advantage.
|
Please Click our Sponsors
Links to support the site
|
