Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress have continued their domination of the game in the continent after winning their third consecutive AfroBasket Championship title.
The Nigerian queens defeated Mali 70-59 Sunday night in Yaounde to win the 2021 Afrobasket Women. The feat means they have continued to dominate African basketball winning the 2017, 2019 and 2021 editions without dropping a game.
Nigeria had previously won the 2003 and 2005 editions in Maputo and Abuja respectively.
The Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball squad are Africa’s second most successful team behind Senegal who have 11 AfroBasket titles.
D’Tigress returned Monday morning aboard an ASky flight from Yaounde. Only three members of the team however returned with the coveted trophy while the others are billed to leave Yaahot Hotel, Yaounde at Monday midnight back to their clubs and schools.
Musa Murjaratu and Nkem Akaraiwe returned with one of the team’s assistant coaches, Samson Sotuminu. Sotuminu is the coach of Air Warriors, the current champions of the Zenith Bank Women’s League.
The D’Tigress have also qualified for the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Australia.
