Nigeria had on Friday beaten Uganda 102-86 in their first game and D\u2019Tigers will play host Mali on Sunday in their last game of the first round of the series.<\/p>\n
Shooting Guard Michael Efevberha five of nine threes in the first quarter gave Nigeria the unassailable lead only adding a point from the line for his 16 point in the game. Efevberha who played just 19:10 minutes in the game crashed the board four times and dished out three assists.<\/p>\n
The quartet of Talib Zanna (14 points), Obi Emegano (13 points), Ike Diogu (12 points) and Michael Ojo contributed 49 points to Rwanda routing on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Ikenna Mbamalu added nine points, dishing out five assists in the game.<\/p>\n
Christopher Obekpa though scored four points but was the highest rebounder for Nigeria crashing the boards seven times.<\/p>\n
However, E. Kaje led the floor for Rwanda with his 15 points with the duo of K. Gasana and K. Kabange each contributing 10 points.<\/p>\n
Mali that lost their opening game to Rwanda will play Nigeria today, while Rwanda will play Uganda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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