Basketball
NIGERIA’S D’TIGERS RANKED 17TH AT FIBA WORLD CUP
With the final match of FIBA 2019 World Cup decided, the full classification of all the teams have emerged. Nigeria’s D’Tigers who crashed out of medal zone after two consecutive defeats in the group stage placed 17th among the 32 teams.
The Nigerian team is however the ranked African team. Tunisia, the next African team is placed 20th. Angola placed 27th while Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal are 29th and 30th respectively.
Final Standings of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019:
1. Spain
2. Argentina
3. France
4. Australia
5. Serbia
6. Czech Republic
7. USA
8. Poland
9. Lithuania
10. Italy
11. Greece
12. Russia
13. Brazil
14. Venezuela
15. Puerto Rico
16. Dominican Republic
17. Nigeria
18. Germany
19. New Zealand
20. Tunisia
21. Canada
22. Turkey
23. Iran
24. China
25. Montenegro
26. Korea
27. Angola
28. Jordan
29. Cote d’Ivoire
30. Senegal
31. Japan
32. Philippines