Ezinne Kalu scored 21 points and Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70.

Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday.

Nigeria's women's basketball team made Olympic history by becoming the first African team -- men's or women's -- to reach the quarterfinals.

Ezinne Kalu (23), of Nigeria, shoots over Natalie Achonwa (11), of Canada, in a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Credit: AP ...

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PARIS (AP) — The Nigeria women's basketball team wasn't allowed to board the delegation's boat for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, said a person familiar with the situation.

Promise Amukamara (10), of Nigeria, plays against Canada in a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 4, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Share Nigerian women first African ...

PARIS (AP) — The Nigeria women's basketball team wasn't allowed to board the delegation's boat for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, said a person familiar with the situation.

Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday.