BREAKING: D’Tigress Win Historic Fifth Straight Women’s AfroBasket Title 🇳🇬🏆
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have made history once again! The team, led by Coach Rena Wakama, defeated Mali 78–64 in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, clinching their fifth consecutive title and seventh overall.
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🏆 Dominance Like Never Before
Titles won: 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
This is the first time in African basketball history (men or women) that a team has won five AfroBasket titles in a row.
D’Tigress also extended their unbeaten AfroBasket run to 27 games, dating back to 2015.
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🔥 Road to Glory
Crushed Cameroon 83–47 in the quarter-finals.
Maintained composure and firepower throughout the tournament.
Clinched automatic qualification to the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Berlin.
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👩🏫 Coach Rena Wakama’s Impact
Wakama has become one of Nigeria’s most celebrated sports figures, guiding the team with tactical brilliance and uniting a strong squad featuring stars like Amy Okonkwo, Ezinne Kalu, Elizabeth Balogun, and Victoria Macaulay.
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🎉 What’s Next
With this fifth straight continental triumph, D’Tigress have firmly established themselves as the greatest women’s basketball team in African history. All eyes now turn to the global stage as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
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