2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup: D’Tigress Lose to Hungary
Amy Okonkwo scored 17 points, but Nigeria could not erase an early deficit as Hungary held on for a four-point win.
- On Saturday, Nigeria's D'Tigress suffered a narrow 71-67 loss to Hungary in their 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group B encounter in Berlin.
- Seeking their first tournament victory, Nigeria struggled to recover from a slow start, trailing 36-26 at half-time following an 81-99 defeat to South Korea.
- Amy Okonkwo led Nigeria's scoring with 17 points and six rebounds, while Ezinne Kalu contributed 11 points and nine assists; Efe Balogun and Victoria Macaulay added 13 and 11 points respectively.
- Despite a determined fourth-quarter response where D'Tigress outscored Hungary 25-19, the late rally proved insufficient to overcome the four-point deficit.
- Nigeria remains winless after two World Cup games and must regroup for their remaining tournament assignments, having failed to convert their comeback bid into victory.
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2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup: D’Tigress lose to Hungary
Nigeria’s D’Tigress suffered a 71–67 defeat to Hungary in their second Group B game at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin on Saturday. Rena Wakama’s side endured a difficult start to the contest, trailing 21–13 at the end of the first quarter. Hungary maintained control in the second quarter and stretched their lead […] 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup: D’Tigress lose to Hungary
"It's All Surreal" - What Happened at the Hungarian National Team's World Cup Match Was Very Chaotic
According to Virág Takács-Kiss, the end of the Hungarian national team's match against Nigeria at the Women's Basketball World Cup was chaotic.
The Hungarian team beat Nigeria 71-67.
Hungary opened the scoring at the Women's Basketball World Cup (1-1). The national basketball team defeated Nigeria (0-2) 71:67 (21:13, 15:13, 16:16, 19:25) after a dramatic battle.
We made things really difficult for ourselves, the Africans were two points away from equalizing in the last minute, but we finally pulled it out. With the victory, we came very close to advancing.
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