LUANDA, Angola – The tension don dey rise as FIBA AfroBasket 2025 don enter knockout stage. Eight teams don qualify, and dem dey ready to battle for continental glory. From Angola wey host, to Egypt, Nigeria, and others, plenty drama dey happen!
The competition dey hot since August 12 when dem kick off for Angola. Sixteen teams split into four groups, and na after the group phase, the real competition begin. Na only di winners of each group go directly enter quarter-finals, while second and third teams go still try their luck in qualification rounds.
As e be so, nations wey don clear their path to the quarter-finals include: Angola, Egypt, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Cape Verde, and Cameroon. E be like say competition no wan cool down anytime soon!
For di group stages, it no be smooth journey for everybody, but dem manage survive. Take for instance, Côte d’Ivoire wey carry 3-0 record entering quarter-finals. E mean say dem no lose at all during di group stages! Na true champions wey dey ready to fight.
On top that, Nigeria wey be D’Tigers don make una proud, scoring the highest points per game with 87.7. Dem don defeat Cameroon, Tunisia, and Madagascar in their three matches. Na that kind performance wey dey cause gbege for other teams!
Who sabi? As di knockout stage dey approach, no be all strong teams go survive. After di first round, we go see how di remaining teams fit position dem sef. Senegal, for example, despite dem being strong, e fit choke if dem no hold dem game.
So, let’s make we dey on top of our game like di basketballers dem! Di excitement no go end for this AfroBasket. We dey wait for di quarter-finals starting from August 20. Na only four teams go survive to reach di semi-finals. We sure loud gists for dem matches!
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