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PM News . 25 July 2007 . Pg 13

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The Nigerian women's basketball team, the Tigress, won the gold medal at the recent FIBA Africa Women's Championship in Algiers, beating Senegal in the final. The team had earlier avenged a 2005 loss to Senegal in the group stage, and went on to defeat Angola in the bronze medal match. The tournament was notable for the profligacy of the Nigerian team from the free throw line, which would have disappointed the team's father, former NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry.

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The Nigerian women's basketball team, the Tigress, won the gold medal at the recent FIBA Africa Women's Championship in Algiers, beating Senegal in the final. The team had earlier avenged a 2005 loss to Senegal in the group stage, and went on to defeat Angola in the bronze medal match. The tournament was notable for the profligacy of the Nigerian team from the free throw line, which would have disappointed the team's father, former NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry.