Nigeria’s D’Tigers beat Cape Verde 77-62 in their final Group B game at the second window of the FIBA AfroBasket qualifying tournament in Tripoli, Libya yesterday.

The result means the D’Tigers have booked their spot at the 2025 AfroBasket tournament in Angola.

Other teams who have already qualified for this year’s edition are DR Congo, Senegal, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Tunisia, South Sudan, Madagascar, Mali, Guinea and Rwanda.

This will be D’Tigers’ 20th appearance at the FIBA AfroBasket, which this time will hold from August 12 – 24 in Angola.