The Olympics never fails to disappoint.
The Nigeria women's basketball team pulled off a stunner in Paris, upsetting Australia 75-62 in a Group B contest on Monday at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. The victory was not only a massive upset of an Australian women's national team ranked No. 3 in the world heading into the Paris Games, but also a historic win.
Monday's win was the first in 20 years for Nigeria's women's basketball team—and the monumental moment produced some truly iconic photos.
Here are two of the very best pictures, courtesy of the team's and FIBA's official accounts on X, formerly Twitter.
Photo of the year nominee 🔥#Paris2024 x #Basketball pic.twitter.com/XdDYC8a1cX
— FIBA (@FIBA) July 29, 2024
With 3:54 left in the fourth quarter and the Australians making a push, Nigeria women's basketball captain Amy Okonkwo rose to the occasion, sinking a three-pointer to extend the D'Tigress lead to seven points. A FIBA photographer then had the perfect shot of the cold-blooded look on Okonkwo's face after she hit the massive shot.
Then, the Nigeria women's basketball team's celebration after the buzzer produced perhaps an even better photo, complete with the perfect caption from the team's account.
Trolled as underdogs yet shocked the world! Nigeria, we did it!!! pic.twitter.com/Saec03NJRf
— DTigress (@DtigressNG) July 29, 2024
Incredible.
The D'Tigress will look to keep defying the odds when they take on France on August 1.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Nigeria Basketball's First Olympic Win In 20 Years Led to Best Photos of Paris Games.
