Caleb Agada set new three-point shooting record for FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers on Sunday, e drain eight triples to lead Nigeria D'Tigers to 100-84 victory over Cape Verde. As e come from the bench for Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès, Agada shoot 9-of-12 from the field, including 8-of-11 from beyond the arc, finish with career-high 26 points, six assists and four rebounds for just under 24 minutes.
His eight made threes break the previous World Cup African Qualifiers record of seven, wey Rwanda Kenneth Gasana set inside 79-77 loss to Central African Republic for Abidjan for February 2019. Guinea Shannon Evans, Cameroon Fabien Ateba and Côte d'Ivoire Sire Dieng don each also hit seven inside one qualifying game.
Nigeria never trail, race go 23-9 first-quarter lead and carry 52-35 advantage enter halftime before dem pull away to 76-54 after three quarters. Cape Verde rally for fourth but dem no fit close the gap.
Josh Okogie post 15 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists and four steals, while captain Ike Nwamu add 14 points and Efe Abogidi chip in 11. The win lift Nigeria to 5-4 record for the qualifying campaign with three games remaining, after back-to-back defeats to Cameroon and South Sudan earlier for the window.
Head coach David Fizdale praise the team improved shooting after slow start to the round. "I really happy finally we make threes because we just no fit make shots the first two games," Fizdale tok.
