D'Tigress gets paired with USA in Olympics quarter-final draw

Nigeria's D'Tigress etched their name into the history book of sports as they became the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic games.

D'Tigress achieved this feat following their victories against Australia and Canada in the group game, having lost just one game which was against the host nation, France.

The quarter-final pairing will viewers some mouth-watering fixtures, D'Tigress have been paired against the defending champions, the United States of America. The USA will keep trying to defend their crown as they will be looking to win their tenth gold medal at the Olympic games.

In the other games, Spain will have to get past Belgium for a place in the semi-finals while France will lock horns with Germany while Serbia will face Australia for a spot in the final four.