D’Tigress Win 5th Consecutive Afrobasket Title
Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have become the first team to win the FIBA women’s AfroBasket five times in a row after defeating Mali on Sunday.
Recall that D’Tigress advanced into the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket with a 75-68 Victor over Senegal on Saturday.
Nigeria edged out Mali 78-64 in a tense showdown, displaying resilience and composure to claim their seventh AfroBasket title.
They have dominated African women’s basketball, winning their 29th consecutive game without a single loss since 2015.
As with most of their early games in the tournament, Nigeria got off to a slow start.
However, spurred by Mali’s intensity, Rena Wakama’s side regrouped in the second quarter and headed into halftime with the scores level at 41–41.To qualify for the final against Mali, Nigeria had to dig deep to defeat Senegal 75-68 in a hotly-contested game, rightly dubbed “final before the final”
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