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2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup: D’Tigress Lose to Hungary
Amy Okonkwo scored 17 points, but Nigeria could not erase an early deficit as Hungary held on for a four-point win.
- On Saturday, Nigeria's D'Tigress suffered a narrow 71-67 loss to Hungary in their 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group B encounter in Berlin.
- Seeking their first tournament victory, Nigeria struggled to recover from a slow start, trailing 36-26 at half-time following an 81-99 defeat to South Korea.
- Amy Okonkwo led Nigeria's scoring with 17 points and six rebounds, while Ezinne Kalu contributed 11 points and nine assists; Efe Balogun and Victoria Macaulay added 13 and 11 points respectively.
- Despite a determined fourth-quarter response where D'Tigress outscored Hungary 25-19, the late rally proved insufficient to overcome the deficit, resulting in a four-point loss.
- With two losses in the World Cup, Nigeria must now regroup for their remaining tournament assignments after failing to convert their final-period comeback into victory.
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"It's All Surreal" - What Happened at the Hungarian National Team's World Cup Match Was Very Chaotic
According to Virág Takács-Kiss, the end of the Hungarian national team's match against Nigeria at the Women's Basketball World Cup was chaotic.
·Budapest, Hungary
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The Hungarian team beat Nigeria 71-67.
Hungary opened the scoring at the Women's Basketball World Cup (1-1). The national basketball team defeated Nigeria (0-2) 71:67 (21:13, 15:13, 16:16, 19:25) after a dramatic battle.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 29%
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