Tag: AfroBasket
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FG hails D’Tigress for 4th straight Afrobasket title
T he Federal Government has applauded the D’Tigress of Nigeria for emerging African Champions for the fourth consecutive time at the 2023 AfroBasket championship in Kigali, Rwanda. Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of SportsT he Federal Government has applauded the D’Tigress of Nigeria for emerging African Champions for the fourth consecutive time at…
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Afrobasket: Nigeria’s D’Tigress win historic fourth African title in a row
Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress on Saturday in Rwanda defeated Senegal to win the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship for the fourth time in a row. D’Tigress beat the 11-time African champions 84-74 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday to lay their hands on the 6th title.
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Women’s Afrobasket: D’Tigress beat host Rwanda 79-48, to face Senegal in final
Defending Champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria on Thursday secured a place in the final of the 2023 Women’s Afro Basketball Championship after defeating host Rwanda 79-48 to reach the final for the fourth time in a row. The D’Tigress has continued to show their dominance on the African continent since 2019.
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress to meet Mozambique in the last eight at FIBA Women Afrobasket
The identity of the country Nigeria will face in the last eight at the ongoing FIBA Women Afrobasket Championship is now known.
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Nigeria’s D’tigress to meet either Cote D’Ivoire or Mozambique in the last eight at FIBA Women’s Afrobasket
Nigeria’s senior female national basketball team D’Tigress will know their quarter final opponent on Tuesday after the qualification match between Mozambique and Cote D’Ivoire at the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship.
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2023 Afrobasket: D’Tigress invite players to camp ahead of competition in Rwanda
Following the successful conclusion of the open trials that was conducted in Lagos, Abuja and Chicago, some talented Nigerian basketball players have been identified and invited to camp for final selection to the Nigerian Women’s National team that will represent Nigeria in fthe 2023 Afrobasket Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda,…
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Buhari congratulates D’Tigress, 2021 Afrobasket champions
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on their victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship in Cameroon. Nigeria beat Mali 70-59 in the final match of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket on Sunday in Yaounde, Cameroon, to retain the title. The win was for the third straight time.…
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AfroBasket: D’Tigress beat Mali to retain African title for third straight triumph
Nigeria’s senior national women basketball team, D’Tigress, on Sunday emerged champions of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship by defeating Mali 70-59 in Yaounde. D’Tigress’s victory in the Cameroonian capital city makes it the third consecutive one for them, having won the championship the 2017 and 2019 editions. The team, who are now unbeaten in…
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D’Tigress devour Senegal, roar into final of AfroBasket again
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Friday in Yaounde defeated their Senegalese counterparts 73-63 to book a place in the final of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. In a highly-charged semi-final encounter between two West African rivals, Nigeria continued their unbeaten run in the competition with a dominant performance. The News Agency of…
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D’Tigress beat Ivorian foes to head into FIBA Women’s AfroBasket semi-finals
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Thursday in Yaounde beat Cote d’Ivoire 72-56 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. The Nigerian side, who are the defending champions and eyeing a third title in a row, won the quarter-final game’s first three quarters to establish an unassailable lead.…