FIBA U18 Women’s Afrobasket 2026: Nigeria demolishes Cameroon to semi-finals

From Joe Apu , Abidjan
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress have made a huge statement at the ongoing championship, thrashing Cameroon 75-45 in Tuesday’s quarter-final clash to book their place in the semi-finals.
It was a sweet revenge mission accomplished for Coach Peter Akindele’s side, who had suffered a heartbreaking 75-74 overtime defeat to the same Cameroonian side in their only previous meeting during the group stage.
This time, there was no drama, no overtime — just a clinical, ruthless performance from start to finish.
Nigeria set the tone from the opening whistle, racing to a commanding 20-8 lead in the first quarter. They were far from done, adding a devastating 28-12 second q...