Nigeria and Tunisia seal FIBA Basketball World Cup spots
Neither Nigeria or Tunisia have lost a game in the second round of qualifying and both have secured their spots at the FIBA World Cup.
Nigeria and Tunisia became the first teams to book their spots at the FIBA Basketball World Cup with respective victories over Central African Republic and Egypt in the African section of qualifying.
Tunisia were the first to improve their record to 8-0 in the second round with a 69-47 success, but they still needed Nigeria to win their match later on Saturday to seal their place in the tournament in China next year.
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And a dominant 114-69 home win in Lagos did just that, while also ensuring the Nigerians qualified as well.
🇳🇬 Nigeria is the first team to officially qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019! Congrats D’Tigers!#FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/2jDGssbFEx
— FIBA Basketball World Cup (@FIBAWC) September 15, 2018
Three more nations will qualify from the African section and join Nigeria and Tunisia in China.