Nigeria, March 12 -- Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, on Wednesday opened their campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament on a very bright note.

The Nigerian girls romped to an emphatic 70-37 victory over Colombia in Lyon, France, to announce themselves to the world in grand style once again.

The reigning African champions controlled the contest for most of the game, relying on strong defence and balanced scoring to overwhelm their South American opponents.

Nigeria took an early lead, finishing the first quarter 18-12 after a solid defensive effort.

Colombia fought back in the second quarter and briefly threatened to close the gap, but D'Tigress maintained their composure to go into half...