Ezinne Rescues Nigeria At The WOQT In France .

Ezinne celebrating  

D’tigresses of Nigeria kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the women’s Olympic tournament  with a closest 70-69  defeat of Korea Republic,in a most exciting clash  Tuesday in Nantes,France.

The coach Scot Nnaji women contested every ball and action,Ezinne Kalu was the hero of the day for Nigeria,scoring 11 points off the bench to save the country from a potential exit from the tournament. Nigeria came  from behind,with Ezinne Kalu hitting a three pointer,with  only 4.6 seconds left, to beat South Korea.

This is how it all went quarter by quarter:

Nigeria             quarter         Korea

13                         (1)             20

15                          (2)           13

19                          (3)           18

23                          (4)           18

Nigeria now lead group C with 3 points and are closely followed by Belarus with two points,though the Europeans have a game to spare.

The outcome of the tie between Korea and Belarus Thursday, will determine the final standing in group C.

Nigeria will play the second or 1^st in group D that has China,Spain and Venezuela for the next phase.