Afrobasket: Victorious D’Tigress Arrive Abuja For Victory Celebration

The victorious Nigeria senior ladies’s nationwide basketball group, D’Tigress has arrived in Abuja for a victory celebration get together.

The group, together with different members of the contingent, landed on the Non-public Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja shortly after 2pm on Monday, proudly holding the Afrobasket trophy.

Nigeria’s D’Tigress clinched their fifth consecutive FIBA Ladies’s AfroBasket championship title on Sunday, defeating Mali 78–64 on the Palais des Sports activities Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

This victory not solely extends their unbeaten streak to a powerful 29 video games on the continent—courting again to their final loss in 2015—but additionally solidifies their standing because the main drive in African ladies’s basketball.

The ultimate showcased a exceptional show of resilience and dedication. After falling behind 21–26 within the first quarter, the Nigerian group mounted a formidable comeback, demonstrating their tactical prowess with scores of 20–15, 20–15, and 17–8 within the subsequent quarters, finally securing their fifth consecutive title and seventh Afrobasket trophy total.

As was the case with the Tremendous Falcons, who have been hosted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the Presidential Villa following their tenth WAFCON victory, it stays unclear whether or not President Tinubu will host the group on Monday or at a later date.