Nigeria has been drawn in Group B alongside Portugal and two other countries in the draw for the 2025 edition of the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, Sports247 reports.
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The draw was performed by former Czechia national team stars, Ivana Vecerova and Eva Viteckova. Czech Basketball Federation President Miroslav Jansta and FIBA Central Board and Executive Committee member Carmen Tocala attended the event on Tuesday ahead of World Cup which will hold from July 12 – 20 in Brno, Czechia.
The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams each.
Nigeria are in Group B with Portugal, Canada and China while the second African team in the championship, Mali are in Group C alongside France, Australia and Brazil.
All 16 teams participating in the event will advance to the competition’s Final Phase with a single-elimination format in place from the Round of 16 onwards.
The teams from Group A will face teams from Group B, based on standings within these groups (1st vs 4th – 2nd vs 3rd) and teams from Group C will face teams from Group D.
Three-time defending champions USA will be looking to win an 11th title in this upcoming edition of the competition.
Four other national teams have previously won the U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, among those being host nation Czechia who won the competition back in 2001 also hosted in Brno.
The complete draw are as follows :
Group A:
USA
Israel
Hungary
Korea
Group B:
Nigeria
Portugal
Canada
China
Group C:
Australia
France
Brazil
Mali
Group D:
Spain
Czechia
Japan
Argentina
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