Tigress Lose World Cup Opener to South Korea

(Nigeria’s D’Tigress in action. Photo Credit: FIBA)

Nigeria’s D’Tigress faced a challenging opener at the FIBA Women’s World Cup, falling 99-81 to a dominant South Korean side in Berlin.

The African champions struggled to match their opponents’ intensity, trailing throughout the game as South Korea executed a seamless offensive strategy.

This defeat extends Nigeria’s frustrating trend of slow starts in World Cup tournaments, particularly against skilled Asian opponents.

South Korea’s relentless pace and precision shooting left D’Tigress scrambling defensively, unable to mount a sustained comeback despite moments of resilience.

With their next Group B clash against Hungary looming, Nigeria must regroup swiftly to keep their knockout stage hopes alive.