Buhari to receive new African champions D’Tigress Wednesday
“Becoming Women’s AfroBasket champions after 12 years is an achievement worthy of celebration.”
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“Becoming Women’s AfroBasket champions after 12 years is an achievement worthy of celebration.”
The president commended the players for displaying “uncommon strength, confidence, skill and dexterity.”
Team will be arriving tonight
The Nigerian side won all their games in the competition.
By extension, D’Tigress have secured a berth at next year’s World Championship in Spain.
D'Tigress, who are hoping to conquer Africa for the third time, snatched a semi-final ticket on Friday.
The first quarter was narrowly lost by the Francophone country as it ended 13 points to 14 points.
The D’Tigress will now face their Senegalese counterpart.
The team thrashed their Mozambican counterparts.
The team will start its campaign against Mozambique on Saturday.
Nigeria will have to wait for the outcome of the game between Belarus and South Korea.
Nigeria must win to stay in hunt for Olympics ticket.
The D’Tigress won three of the four quarters in Sunday’s game.
D'Tigress are two-time winners of the tournament. Nigeria’s national female basket ball team D’ Tigress on Friday started their campaign ...
