The Nigeria Senior Women’s Basketball Team D’tigress on Thursday in the ongoing Afrobasket Women’s Championship crushed host country Rwanda 79-48 to reach another final.
The D’Tigress, who had been dominant in the competition since 2015, are yet to lose any match in Rwanda.
They are now gunning for their fourth successive championship trophy.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the D’Tigress extended their unbeaten run to 23 games and will face the winner between Senegal and Mali in the final on Saturday.
Amy Okonkwo, as usual, unleashed the necessary qualities as she recorded 23 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and one block to help the team get pass Rwanda who had a huge home support.
NAN reports that the D’Tigress were dominant all through the four quarters of the match recording, 22-6, 22-12, 17-14 and 13-21 to coast home a 79-48 victory.
The last time Nigeria lost a game in the Women’s Afrobasket was 2015 against Cameroon in the semifinals.
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In a post-match news conference, Head Coach of Rwanda, Sheik Caar, admitted that Nigeria is a powerhouse in basketball and that they made three points look easy and they had 45 percent average.
Caar said: “If you have a team making three points look easy and you only have just one player making points, how are you going to beat a team like Nigeria?
“We tried but Nigeria are better physically and mentally.
“Indeed they deserve to win and we just have to prepare harder next time.”
Also speaking, Nigeria’s Head Coach, Rena Wakama, who had just two weeks to prepare the team, expressed happiness over the victory.
Wakama said: “It’s a very good feeling.
“give kudos to the players who gave their best and have done very well to reach another final.
“Indeed it’s a great achievement and we look forward to playing in the final and winning the championship trophy.”
Wakama’s D’Tigress records in the competition are 69-35 against Congo, 83-65 against Egypt, 59-52 against Mozambique and now 79-48 against Rwanda.
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