Head coach of the women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, Rena Wakama, has been named as the best female basketball coach at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The announcement was made by the International Basketball Federation on its X, formerly Twitter.
Coach Wakama, the first Nigerian national team female basketball coach, guided Nigeria to a historical quarter-final spot in Paris, the first time an African team, both men and women, reached that level of the competition.
In spite of the 74-88 loss to Team USA, her leadership and coaching system caught the eyes of FIBA officials who voted for her.
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Appointed in June 2023 amid widespread scepticism because of her limited international experience, the 32-year-old Rena Wakama shattered records and made history at the summer games.
