The women’s 5×5 basketball competition has begun, with Group A action kicking things off on Sunday, July 28. All four Group B teams will begin play on Monday, July 29. The first game will be Nigeria vs. Australia at 5:00 a.m. ET, followed by Canada vs. France at 11:15 a.m. ET. Both games will be streamable on Peacock and nbcolympics.com.
Australia looks to establish dominance
In the first Group B game, Australia will be looking to start the Olympic games with an easy win. They will be led by Tess Madgen and players with a rich WNBA background, such as Ezi Magbegor of the Seattle Storm, Steph Talbot of the Los Angeles Sparks and Alanna Smith of the Minnesota Lynx. If Australia is the top team they appear to be on paper, they should cruise to a win versus Nigeria.
Nigeria has an uphill battle in this contest, as well as in this group. They not only suffered some difficult loses in exhibition matches prior to the Olympics, but also are dealing with a lack of support from the Nigeria Olympic Committee and Nigeria Basketball Federation. They will be looking to make a statement with their play starting on Monday.
Canadian hardware on the way?
Canada is stacked with top-tier talent. They have plenty of players that can produce like Kayla Alexander and Aaliyah Edwards. The…
