2026 FIBA WWC: D’Tigress fall to South Korea in opening game

Nigeria’s D’Tigress opened their 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup run with a 99–81 decision to South Korea successful Berlin on Friday.

Rena Wakama’s broadside made a agleam commencement but ended the archetypal 4th 4 points behind, with South Korea starring 26–22.

The African champions remained firmly successful the contention successful the 2nd 4th and went into the halftime interruption trailing 48–45.

South Korea stretched their vantage aft the interval, taking a 68–62 pb into the last quarter.

D’Tigress, however, failed to adjacent the spread successful the closing stages arsenic the Koreans pulled distant to seal an 18-point victory.

Nigeria volition present crook their attraction to Saturday’s clash against Hungary arsenic they look to get their run backmost connected track.

2026 FIBA WWC: D’Tigress autumn to South Korea successful opening game