FIBA Women’s Afrobasket
Wakama Vows to Extend D’Tigress Dominance After Historic AfroBasket Triumph
Nigeria women’s national basketball team head coach Rena Wakama has reaffirmed D’Tigress’ determination to maintain their stranglehold on African basketball following the team’s record-extending seventh FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title. Speaking after Nigeria’s commanding 78–64 win over Mali in Sunday’s final in Abidjan, Wakama said the team has no plans to relinquish their dominance anytime soon. […]
Tinubu Rewards D’Tigress with $100,000 Each, National Honours After Historic AfroBasket Win
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, with a reward package following their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Each player will receive $100,000, while every member of the 11-man coaching and technical crew will get […]
Afrobasket 2025: D’Tigress Extend African Dominance as Okonkwo Grabs MVP
Nigeria’s D’Tigress continued their reign as the undisputed queens of African basketball on Sunday, clinching a fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title with a dominant 78–64 victory over Mali in Abidjan. While the win marked Nigeria’s seventh overall AfroBasket championship, the closing ceremony also served as a celebration of individual brilliance across the continent. At […]
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Hails D’Tigress’ Historic AfroBasket Triumph
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has congratulated the national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their landmark victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. D’Tigress secured their fifth consecutive AfroBasket title and seventh overall on Sunday night with a commanding 78–64 win over Mali, further cementing their legacy as the […]
Tinubu Celebrates D’Tigress’ Record-Breaking AfroBasket Triumph
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for clinching their seventh African championship title at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament—their fifth in a row. In a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed immense pride in the team’s historic achievement and said he looks forward […]
D’Tigress Win Historic Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Title
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have been crowned champions of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, following a commanding victory over Mali in the final on Sunday at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Under the leadership of head coach Rena Wakama, D’Tigress secured their fifth consecutive AfroBasket title, becoming the first […]
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Congratulates D’Tigress on AfroBasket Final Qualification
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the country’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their qualification for the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Côte d’Ivoire. In a message shared via her official X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, the First Lady praised the team for their […]
AfroBasket 2025: D’Tigress Defeat Senegal to Reach Fifth Consecutive Final
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress have booked their place in the final of the ongoing 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship after a hard-fought 75–68 victory over the Teranga Lionesses of Senegal in a thrilling semi-final clash on Saturday night in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The game lived up to its billing as a battle of […]
Afrobasket 2025: D’Tigress Extend Dominance with Gritty Win Over Mozambique
Nigeria’s D’Tigress continued their remarkable dominance at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, securing a gritty 60–55 victory over Mozambique on Monday to seal a place in the quarterfinals and stretch their unbeaten streak in the competition to 26 games. In a fiercely contested Group D showdown at the Palais des Sports […]
AfroBasket 2025: D’Tigress Eye Quarter-Final Spot Against Mozambique
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will aim to build on their dominant start when they face Mozambique in their second Group D fixture of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket today, Monday 28th July in Abidjan. The match, scheduled for 4 p.m. Nigerian time at the Palais des Sports de Treichville, presents coach Rena Wakama’s […]