President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The team defeated Mali 78-64 in Saturday’s final held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville.
This marks D’Tigress’ fifth consecutive Afrobasket title and their seventh overall, making Nigeria the first country to win the championship five times in a row. The win also secures the team an automatic qualification for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
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President Tinubu praised the players for making Nigeria proud and said he looked forward to receiving the team and their trophy in Abuja.
D’Tigress remain unbeaten in the tournament since 2015 and have dominated every edition since 2017.
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