D’Tigers of Nigeria have emerged the inaugural champions in the men’s category of the 2017 FIBA Africa 3×3 Cup beating Cote d’Ivoire in the final game by 21 to 9 points.
The Nigerian team led by Azuoma Dike proved outstanding by defeating Egypt 21-14 points in the semi-finals and were unstoppable as Abdul Yahaya who scored a total of 39 points in five games triumphed over the Ivoriens.
It was double honors for Nigeria as Azuoma Dike was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament while being named in the competition’s top three players list, which included Tisiane Traore of Cote d’ Ivoire and Elly Randriamampionona of Madagascar.
Final standings of the FIBA Africa 3×3 Cup 2017
Men
1.Nigeria
2.Cote d’Ivoire
3.Madagascar
4.Egypt
5.Togo
6.Mali
7.Benin
8.Uganda
9.Ghana
10.Mauritania
11.Niger
12.Gambia