Match summary — FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027
NIGERIA lost to CAMEROON 62-78 on in the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027. CAMEROON won by a 16-point margin. Yves Thierry Missi led all scorers with 24 points. NIGERIA shot 23.8% from the field while CAMEROON managed 39.7%. NIGERIA collected 50 rebounds and CAMEROON grabbed 42. This game was played as part of the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027 season in World Championship. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
NIGERIA
62 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | * Chimezie Metu | 27:40 | 6 | 1/8 | 1/7 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | * Josh Okogie | 26:08 | 7 | 1/11 | 1/6 | 0/5 | 5/6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 95 | * Chima Moneke | 26:03 | 3 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | * Ike Nwamu | 25:54 | 10 | 5/12 | 5/6 | 0/6 | 0/2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | * Udoka Azubuike | 14:43 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Caleb Apochi Agada | 22:11 | 13 | 4/15 | 1/2 | 3/13 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Efe Abogidi | 18:41 | 12 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 35 | Manny Obaseki | 16:54 | 6 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Stan Okoye | 09:15 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 15 | Ebuka Izundu | 08:46 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | Jordan Ogundiran | 03:45 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Paul Solomon Dibal | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 62 | 19/80 | 11/34 | 8/46 | 16/24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 58 | |
CAMEROON
78 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | * Jeremiah Hill | 32:33 | 13 | 3/9 | 2/4 | 1/5 | 6/8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 21 | * Yves Thierry Missi | 26:42 | 24 | 9/13 | 9/13 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| 23 | * Fabien Ateba | 25:10 | 6 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | * Tamenang Choh | 24:37 | 6 | 2/8 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 26 | * Jordan Philippe Bayehe | 20:44 | 5 | 2/8 | 1/2 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Samir Gbetkom Bikantchou | 17:23 | 9 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 2/6 | 3/5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | Landry Nnoko | 16:52 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | Christian Koloko | 15:28 | 6 | 2/6 | 2/3 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Brice Eyaga Bidias | 10:43 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Aristide Mouaha | 09:48 | 6 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Lionel Abega | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Roger Moute A Bidias | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 78 | 25/63 | 17/34 | 8/29 | 20/27 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 93 | |