The USA will face Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics women’s basketball competition on Wednesday, August 7. Following the draw by the Olympic committee on Sunday, Nigeria, the first African nation to reach the last eight of an Olympic basketball tournament, will go up against the reigning champions, the USA, who have won the last seven titles.
Nigeria secured their place in the quarter-finals by defeating Canada 79-70 on Sunday, while the USA advanced with an 87-68 victory over Germany.
In other quarter-final matches, host nation France, the bronze medallists from the Tokyo Games, will play Germany. Spain will take on Belgium, and Serbia will face Australia.
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