On July 29, the women’s basketball group stage of the Olympics continued. The Nigeria women’s basketball team pulled off a major upset by defeating Australia 75-62. This is also the first victory in Olympic history for the Nigeria women’s basketball team. They previously participated in the Olympics twice, in 2004 and 2021, with a record of 0 wins and 8 losses.
In this match against medal favorites Australia, the Nigeria women’s basketball team made 18 out of 21 free throws and completely dominated with 15 steals.
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