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She reckoned D’Tigress were not in their character throughout the game, stressing the need for a reversal of approach in order to secure a win over Canada, who lost their first two games to Australia and France.

“We didn’t play our game. We were not ourselves. What helped us secure the win on Monday we didn’t bring today. It’s tough when you let another team shoot 63 percent inside the paint. It’s hard to beat anybody. We need to get back to our ways.” Nigeria head coach, Wakama, told FIBA.

Nigeria’s 54 points are their lowest in a single game at the Olympics; they have now lost three games by more than 20 points in the competition, and two of those happened against France on Thursday and in the 2020 edition (87-62).

D’Tigress are second in the group behind France, and a win over Canada will see them progress to the quarterfinals in Paris, which will be another record after thumping Australia to record their first win of the tournament in 20 years.

To achieve this feat, the Nigerians will once again be counting on their point guard Ezinne Kalu, who sent heads turning with her top-draw performance in their first two group games.

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