D’Tigress vow to avenge Eagles’ World Cup loss against Argentina
D’Tigress inspirational player Sarah Ogoke has promised that the team will keep up their good work when they face Argentina today in their last group game at the ongoing FIBA Women’s World Cup.
The 22 -point hero against Turkey on Sunday, who is aware of the buzz across the globe following their stunning defeat of Turkey who are currently ranked number 7 in the world said “We are just getting started.
“Sunday’s game was good, but we are not going to dwell on it for too long. We still have another very big and must win game against Argentina tomorrow,” Ogoke said.
Ogoke, who is a staunch supporter of the Super Eagles, said the D’Tigress are ready to finally put the ghost of Super Eagles misadventure against Argentina at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup to rest once and for all with a win against their basketball team today.
“This is going to be our revenge against Argentina that took out the Super Eagles at the FIFA World Cup. So we have to beat Argentina,” she added.
Besiktas Women Basketball club of Turkey new signing, Evelyn Akhator also echoed her team mate’s sentiment while sounding the clarion call on the need to maintain their consistency against Australia and Turkey when they face Argentina currently ranked 15th in the world.
“No game is easy, if you underrate any team, you probably might be surprised. This is the game that we really need. We need to beat Argentina by a big margin.”
For the team, impossibility seems to be nothing and Akhator thinks that with their present skill set and team work, the team can upset the bookmakers and shock the world.
“I believe in the team so much, we trust each other and that’s key. If we keep trusting ourselves, we are going to go far.”
D’Tigress lost their first match against Australia 68-86 on Saturday in a Group B encounter but picked themselves up to defeat Turkey 7468 to record their first ever win in the World Cup. Nigeria currently occupy the second place and are seeking to hold on to that position against thirdplaced Turkey.
In Group B, Australia is up to 2-0, Turkey and Nigeria are tied at 1-1 while Argentina is stuck at 0-2.
Meanwhile, the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has already arrived Tenerife to cheer the D’Tigress to victory when they take on Argentina today 5:30pm Nigerian time.