D’Tigress
U-18 Afrobasket: Junior D’Tigress battle Mali for gold today
Nigeria will face Mali in the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024 on Saturday (today) at 4pm at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Junior D’Tigress reached this stage by defeating Uganda 71-67 in a nail-biting semifinal clash at the same venue on Friday, with the narrow win also securing them a ticket […]
D’Tigress to face US in Olympics quarterfinal
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament. This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on […]
D’Tigress lose to Germany in pre-Olympics warm-up game
D’Tigress of Nigeria were defeated 77-63 by Germany in a preparatory game ahead of the forthcoming Paris Olympics. Nigeria failed to match up against the Germans, who showed their superior class in the game played on Friday in Berlin, Germany. Rena Wakama, D’Tigress head coach, named a starting line-up that comprises skipper Amy Okonkwo, Elizabeth […]