Nigeria national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have once again emerged Champions of Africa in Basketball after beating Senegal 84-74 in the final of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2023 in Rwanda on Sunday 6 August, 2023.
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D’Tigress, Nigeria national women’s basketball team, pose with the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket trophy. Photo: @DtigressNG |
This is how the journey started in Rwanda for D’Tigress:
D’Tigress started their battle to the title with DRC winning 69-35…
1st encounter: Nigeria 69-35 Democratic Republic of Congo
2nd encounter: Egypt 65-83 Nigeria
3rd encounter: Nigeria 59-52 Mozambique
4th encounter: Rwanda 48-79 Nigeria
5th encounter: Nigeria 84-74 Senegal
• Congrats D’Tigress