By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigeria beat Cote d’Ivoire to book it’s place in the semi-final stage of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship holding in, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Senegal dispatched Mozambique, in the second quarter-final match to set up a semi-final match against the defending champion, Nigeria, tommorow.
The host Cameroon, endured a difficult evening to defeat Egypt, in the third quarter-final, while Mali completed the list of the semi finalists after beating Angola, in the last quarter-final match.
Cameroon and Mali, will therefore meet in the second semi-final to fight for a place in the final on, Sunday. September 26, 2021.
Below are quarter-final results:
1st Q/F
Nigeria 72 24 19 16 13
Cote d’Ivoire 56 8 13 14 21
2nd Q/F
Senegal 74 20 17 24 13
Mozambique 46 13 9 16 8
3rd Q/F
Cameroon 67 20 19 11 17
Egypt 61 25 7 14 15
4th Q/F
Mali 74 20 26 18 10
Angola 53 7 14 9 23