The Nigeria women national basketball team, D’Tigress has defeated hosts Senegal in the final of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket to win their fourth continental title.
The victory for D’tigress meant that they also successfully defend the title they won two years ago after defeating Senegal 65-48 in Bamako in 2017.
In a final match the Nigeria women beat host Senegal 60-55 to win back-to-back continental titles.
As in previous Senegal games over the past few days, there was a deafening atmosphere at Dakar Arena but D’Tigress held their own.
D’Tigress has become the first team to win back-to-back FIBA Women’s AfroBasket titles since Angola followed up their 2011 triumph with another in 2013.
With D’Tigress successfully completing their mission, attention will now shift to the male team, D’Tigers who are expected to compete at the FIBA World Cup in China later this month. The FIBA World is scheduled to hold from August 31st to September 15th.tM�4�hi�
