user32:
31 odd just waste

you say wetin? you bet against d'tigress bah? that serve you right

Good job girls .. well deserved victory

carbonado:
...Wrong...we won against Korea during Mfon Udoka era...I remember vividly. I just can't remember which Olympics it is..

Wrong. The Korea game was a classification game outside the group stages

Our coach is super cool..
And the team is Amazing

COOL10:
Players of the match for me:

1) Ezinne Kalu

2) Musa

3) Balogun

4) Okonkwo

5) Amukamara

I will put Okonkwo there and put Musa further down.

Injera:

Not correct. We defeated South Korea at athens /sydneyolympics

The Korea game was not a group game, but a classification game

carbonado:
...Wrong...we won against Korea during Mfon Udoka era...I remember vividly. I just can't remember which Olympics it is..

This is our first Olympic winning

fredoooooo:
Good job girls .. well deserved victory

Well deserved. We should have killed them a long time ago especially when we had 15 points lead.

We played better except for few errors here and there

ReubenE:

I will put Okonkwo there and put Musa further down.

Okonkwo is already on the list, although, I'd probably put her above Balogun. As for Musa, she deserves that number 2 spot. She was responsible for a lot of our interceptions and was probably the second best shooter after Ezinne Kalu.

ReubenE:

Well deserved. We should have killed them a long time ago especially when we had 15 points lead.

We played better except for few errors here and there

Yeah..but you have to rest your best for the last part of the game too... Basketball is one funny game

PDPGuy:

Wrong. The Korea game was a classification game outside the group stages

...okay,I though you said 1st ever win....see,I am too happy,I do not know how to behave right now.... >

ReubenE:

Very likely a tactic from the technical team. I don't know why though, she was scoring 3s. 9 points lead now, I hope we maintain it

If that's true, then they need to abandon that tactic. It was a very risky move and could have cost us the game. Remove Ezinne's 19 points and we would have finished with just 56 points.

carbonado:
...okay,I though you said 1st ever win....see,I am too happy,I do not know how to behave right now.... >

No Wahala. We are all celebrating 😁😁

carbonado:
...Wrong...we won against Korea during Mfon Udoka era...I remember vividly. I just can't remember which Olympics it is..

He's actually correct. This is our first group game win. The one you're referring to was a classification game after we were knocked out.

Amy Okonkwo made things fall apart for the Aussies 🤣

Next game is on August 1st vs France at 4:15pm

Fun fact: Coach Rena Wakama has now become the first Black African female coach to win a game at the Olympics!!

Let me put this win better for you in context

The Australian have Sandy Brondello as their coach, she's the coach of the best team in the WNBA currently (New York Liberty) while Wakama is just an assistant coach for a low tier college team.


At least 9 of the Australian roaster have played in the WNBA at one point (they could be more, could only recognise 9 off the top of my head). 6 of them are currently on a WNBA team with a few of them as All Star and All defensive team candidates. They also have legendary Lauren Jackson on their roster.

In comparison, None of our girls have played in the WNBA. Promise Amukamara is probably the only one that made the draft as a 3rd round pick but got cut. Musa is an homegrown talent who is recently getting opportunities in Europe. 3 of them literally just finished from college last year.

Also, we are almost certain to make the quarter finals.

This win is amazing

WorWorBoy:
We won🎉🎊 up the Tigress. The girls are damn fine.🥰🥰 Allen102, our Okrika sister is really doing a good job with this team.🤗🤗

The girls really try,I am proud of them.
Kudos to our Okrika sister she is really coaching them well .
Okrika Amaka,lol.

PDPGuy:
Fun fact: Coach Rena Wakama has now become the first Black African female coach to win a game at the Olympics!!

And she's an Okrikan woman from Rivers state.

PDPGuy:
Fun fact: Coach Rena Wakama has now become the first Black African female coach to win a game at the Olympics!!

Another fun Fact

Rena Wakama is age mate with Ezinne Kalu and only one year older than Promise Amukamara.

The age difference between her and the youngest player on the team is 8 years.

She's building a massive CV right now.

lovewins:


Another fun Fact

Rena Wakama is age mate with Ezinne Kalu and only one year older than Promise Amukamara.

The age difference between her and the youngest player on the team is 8 years.

She's building a massive CV right now.

Wow! And the players show her the utmost respect, despite being age mates

carbonado:
...okay,I though you said 1st ever win....see[b],I am too happy,I do not know how to behave right now[/b].... >

Not just you. We are all excited. At a point when the Aussies closed the lead to 5 points, I just wanted the game to end so we could keep our win

Good that we finally won emphatically

BlackSaints:
And she's an Okrikan woman from Rivers state.

Amazing!

PDPGuy:


Wow! And the players show her the utmost respect, despite being age mates

Sarah Ogoke who was captain at the Afrobasket is a year older than Rena. Yet them have all worked very well with her.

BlackSaints:
And she's an Okrikan woman from Rivers state.

Not necessary in my opinion. Nigeria won and we are all happy.

You can write about the profile of Ms Wakama in a thread instead of this ethnic signaling

abeg how we go see highlights to watch? anyone to help me with highlights please

Liz Cambage will be sipping cold Zobo as we speak.

lovewins:


He's actually correct. This is our first group game win. The one you're referring to was a classification game after we were knocked out.

...yes,he is correct....

ReubenE:

Not necessary in my opinion. Nigeria won and we are all happy.

You can write about the profile of Ms Wakama in a thread instead of this ethnic signaling

It's very necessary Oga,in a country where tribalism is everywhere in our day today activities,I think I have earn the right to bask in my town woman glory,# Okrika finest.🤗🤗

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkhpNdw-zOU?si=EtFb6fR4lRAPsWHK

Nigeria Defeats Australia 75 - 62 In Women's Olympic Basketball

BlackSaints:
It's very necessary Oga,in a country where tribalism is everywhere in our day today activities,I think I have earn the right to bask in my town woman glory,# Okrika finest.🤗🤗

I'm Ijaw like her and I can tell you it is not necessary.

Because some elements are neck deep into tribalism does not mean everyone must do it, and especially in sport