Nigeria D'Tigers start di second round of di FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African Qualifiers with 78-62 loss to Cameroon for Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès for Radès, Tunisia, on Thursday. Yves Missi carry Cameroon wit 24 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, finish wit 30 efficiency rating for 26 minutes inside court.
Coach David Fizdale side lead small 11-9 before Christian Koloko dunk tie di game at 11-11 wit 4:28 remain for di first quarter. Cameroon close di period wit 13-0 run to lead 23-14 and dem no trail again.
Nigeria tie di second quarter 18-18 but dem lose am 19-16 for di third and 18-14 for di fourth as Cameroon control di game. Missi dunk for 7:36 of di second quarter and 7:43 of di final period push di lead to 27-17 and 65-50 one by one.
D'Tigers now dey fourth for Group E wit 11 points, behind Cameroon and South Sudan, wey hold di two automatic qualifying spots for di 2027 World Cup for Qatar. Nigeria go face South Sudan on Friday for dia next game.
