U-19 Women’s Basketball WC: Junior D’tigress Drawn in Group B

Nigeria’s U-19 Women’s Basketball team have been drawn in Group B ahead of the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup scheduled to take place in Brno, Czechia from Saturday, July 12 to Sunday, July 20, 2025.

Nigeria who is drawn alongside two-time bronze medalist Canada(2017&2023), one-time bronze medalist China(2005) and debutants Portugal, secured the second of two tickets to represent Africa in Chile by finishing second behind Mali at last year’s FIBA Africa U18 Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Pretoria, South Africa.

Nigeria was initially set to make their debut in Chile by finishing second behind hosts Egypt in the 2010 FIBA Africa U18 Championship for Women in Cairo but they ended up not participating. They now have a second chance at glory.

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.

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.

Full Draw:

Group A: USA, Israel, Hungary, Korea
Group B: Nigeria, Portugal, Canada, China
Group C: Australia, France, Brazil, Mali
Group D: Spain, Czechia, Japan, Argentina.