Nigeria restart dia 2027 FIBA World Cup qualification campaign with 100-84 win over Cape Verde for fourth window of di African Qualifiers for Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès for Tunisia. Di win, which dem take from start to finish, push D’Tigers back inside di race afta dem lose di opening windows to Cameroon and South Sudan.
Caleb Agada fire for di floor with 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 8-of-11 from three-point range, plus four rebounds and six assists for just under 24 minutes. Di guard strike well-well for closing minutes, bury two triples and one two-point basket give am eight points between 3:44 and 1:38 of di final quarter to kill Cape Verde comeback.
David Fizdale side come out sharp-sharp, race to 9-0 lead and close di first quarter 23-9 before dem enter halftime with 52-35 advantage. Di gap don blow reach 76-54 afta three quarters, with di lead peak for 27 points.
Josh Okogie nearly get triple-double, deliver 15 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists and four steals give am efficiency of 25 and game-high plus/minus of plus-28. Chimezie Metu collect 12 rebounds plus six points, four assists and one steal.
With dis result, Nigeria set up one final decisive qualifying window for February/March 2027, when di top two teams for each group and di best third-placed side go book dia ticket to di World Cup for Qatar.
