D’Tigers to battle Mali, Uganda, Cape Verde for 2023 FIBA World Cup slot
D’Tigers have been drawn against Mali, Uganda and Cape Verde in group A of the first round of qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
The draws were held in Switzerland on Tuesday.
Nigeria was in pot one alongside Tunisia by virtue of the team’s position on FIBA World Ranking men, presented by Nike.
Tunisia is in group B alongside Cameroon, Southern Sudan and Rwanda while group C includes Cote D’Ivore, Guinea, Central African Republic and Angola.
Kenya, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt will slug it out in group D.
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Nigeria draw Mali, Uganda and Cape Verde in the first round of the 2023 @FIBAWC
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The qualifiers will hold between November 2021 and February 2023. The process will determine the five African teams that will participate in the FIBA World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
D’Tigers will hope to emerge from the group as one of the top three teams to book a place in the final phase of the qualification stage.
The final phase will see the top 12 teams — the best three from the earlier four groups — shared into two groups of six.
The best two teams from each group and a third-place team with a better record will qualify for the World Cup.
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