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  • Olympics: President Tinubu celebrates D’Tigress’ Wakama for winning best coach award

    Olympics: President Tinubu celebrates D’Tigress’ Wakama for winning best coach award

    President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Rena Wakama for winning the best coach award in the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Olympic Games.

     

    As the head coach of D’Tigress, Wakama led the Nigerian team to a historic quarter-final appearance before they were defeated by the US. This marked a significant achievement, as D’Tigress became the first African team to reach the quarter-finals in the history of the Olympics.

     

    In a statement issued on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Tinubu praised Wakama, 32, for her leadership and dedication to excellence, as recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

     

    The President also commended the entire team and everyone who contributed to their unprecedented success, urging them to remain resilient and determined in their pursuit of greatness. Additionally, Tinubu expressed his gratitude to the Nigerian contingent and wished them success in their future endeavors.

  • Basketball: Meet D’Tigress’ new head coach, Rena Wakama

    Basketball: Meet D’Tigress’ new head coach, Rena Wakama

    The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced the appointment of Rena Wakama as the  head coach of the D’Tigress FC.

    The D’Tigress have been without a coach since Otis Hughley resigned her appointment from the post in 2022.

    The former national team player will now quit her role as an assistant coach at the Stony Brooks University in the United States of America.

    She played professional basketball in the United Kingdom.

    According to the NBBF, the choice of Wakama was well-thought-out as she will bring her wealth of experience, having previously represented Nigeria as a national team player.

    “Wakama was a 4-year letterman at the University of Western Carolina and played professional basketball in the United Kingdom, in addition to playing for the Senior Nigerian National Team.

    “Wakama received a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation from Western Carolina in 2014 and an MBA from Manhattan in 2019.” the NBBF wrote.

    Currently serving as an Assistant Coach at Stony Brooks University in the United States, she has honed her coaching skills while contributing to developing young talents in the basketball powerhouse.

    The newly appointed D’Tigress Head Coach, who hails from Rivers State. South-South, Nigeria, holds a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation from Western Carolina, which she obtained in 2014, and an MBA from Manhattan, completed in 2019.

    Wakama’s contract with D’Tigress’ runs till 2025.