Basketball: Nigeria vs Australia (10 a.m.)
Nigeria’s women basketball national team D’Tigress will begin their quest for a first win at the Olympics when they face Australia today in their Paris 2024 Olympics opener today.
The Australians are heavy favourites for the clash after winning bronze medal at the 2022 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Sydney. They are also fourth on the Power Rankings.
Nigeria who are appearing in their third Olympics after qualifying in 2004 and 2020, are ranked 12th in the Power Rankings.
Table tennis: Fatimo Bello vs Jia Nan Yuan (9 a.m.)
Fatimo Bello will have a big task in her hands in her maiden Olympic match as she files out against Jia Nan Yuan from France.
The other three Nigerian table tennis representatives have already been eliminated, all losing their Round of 16 ties.