President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire.
On Saturday, Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 in the final, which was held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan.
The victory makes Nigeria the only country ever to win the women’s Afrobasket title five times in a row.
D’Tigress also booked an automatic ticket for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
Reacting to the triumph, Tinubu hailed the team, adding that the players have “made Nigeria proud”.
He then added that he will be expecting the team in Abuja alongside the Afrobasket trophy.
D’Tigress have won a total of seven Women’s Afrobasket titles. The team also remain unbeaten in the Women’s Afrobasket over the last decade. The last time D’Tigress lost in the competition was on October 2, 2015, against Cameroon.
Nigeria won its first Women’s Afrobasket in 2003 and also picked up its second in the following edition.
D’Tigress have also won all five Afrobaskets held since 2017.
The Cable
