Preliminary Round (Group A), 2006 FIBA World Cup
August 21, 2006 · Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan
Preliminary Round (Group A), 2006 FIBA World Cup: France 64–53 Nigeria, at Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan on August 21, 2006.
Top performers
| France — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Mickael Gelabale | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Mamoutou Diarra | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Frederic Weis | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Yannick Bokolo | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Johan Petro | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Boris Diaw | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Aymeric Jeanneau | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Laurent Foirest | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Florent Pietrus | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Joseph Gomis | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nigeria — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Ime Udoka | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| Gabe Muoneke | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Brian Ibekwe | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Ebi Ere | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Julius Nwosu | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Champ Oguchi | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Josh Akognon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunji Awojobi | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Obasohan | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Varem | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aloysius Anagonye | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Nwankwo | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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