France smash Nigeria 111-56 for D’Tigress final Group B game for di 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup for Berlin, and dat one end di African champions tournament without any win. Di defeat come afta earlier losses to South Korea (99-81) and Hungary (71-67), and e mean say di team don return to di championship without win afta dia run to di Paris 2024 Olympic quarter-finals.
Di French side set dia tempo from di first quarter, race ahead 31-13 before dem extend di lead to 65-26 by half-time. France add 30 points for di third quarter and close am with 16 for di fourth, while Nigeria manage 13 points for each of di first three quarters and 17 for di last.
Nigeria convert only 17 from dia 56 field goal attempts, well below France efficiency from di floor and from beyond di arc. Di shooting gap show di difference between di two sides for di night wey people call am ceremonial for D’Tigress, wey dem don already dey eliminated before tip-off.
Head coach Rena Wakama frame di campaign as rebuilding exercise, say say some of her players never play for World Cup before. “Where we dey today no be where we dey two years ago,” she talk. “We no fit rely on di success wey we get two years ago.”
Wakama also credit France squad experience, highlight dia WNBA players wey dey playoff form, but she insist say di fight wey her young roster show get positive side.
