The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the female national basketball team, D’Tigress, for emerging champions at the 2023 AfroBasket championship in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Nigeria have become the first team to win four FIBA Women’s AfroBasket titles in a row over the last four decades, thanks to an 84-74 win over Senegal on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda.
Senegal clinched the last ticket to the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket finals after a hard-fought 75-65 win over Mali on Thursday in Kigali.
The American cited “broken promises and unpaid bonuses” as part of the reasons that could lead to his exit.
The game which lived up to its expectation saw the team hold out against a desperate Mali to seal a 73-69 points win.
In his New Year message, Kida congratulated Nigerians for being amongst the chosen to witness a brand new year which will usher in positive results for Nigerian basketball.
The Nigerian lads defeated the Malians by 11-22, 13 -9, 14 -28 and 21 -11.
In a highly-charged semi-final encounter between two West African rivals, Nigeria continued her unbeaten run in the competition with a dominant performance.
The reigning African champions took control of the game from tip-off and running at 10-0 in the first two minutes of the game and ending the first quarter 24-8.
Nigeria is in Group B alongside Mozambique and Angola, with Group A having hosts Cameroon, Cape Verde and Kenya.
The team, which is arriving the venue in batches, will face Angola on September 20, with a top place finish as target.
This followed the September 30th date recently announced by the Federal Ministry of Sports for the Sports Federation elections.
They however have a second chance of qualification for the quarter-finals, with their final group position earning them a quarter-final qualifying fixture on Tuesday.
Emelogu who recorded 18 points from 6 made three pointers from 10 attempts said the licence to shoot gave him the confidence to do what he knows how to do best on the court.
The point guard who last played for Caen BC in the French league said representing one’s country at the international stage is a dream come true for any athlete.
Daniel Utomi who plies his trade with Vichy Clermont in France will be joined by Ikenna Ndugba, Emmanuel Omogbo of Apoel BC of Cyprus and Benjamin Emegolu (Rouen Basket Metrople, France) after days of training in the United States of America
It was reported on Monday that the Associate Head Coach of D’Tigers quit his role with the national team.
The 30th edition of the AfroBasket, men’s basketball continental championship of Africa, is scheduled to take place between 24 August and 5 September 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city.
This, she believes, is possible courtesy of right personnel selection and better preparation despite admitting the quality of their group B opponents.
Diogu, who was a member of the team to the London 2012 Olympics, said despite their impeccable 6-0 unbeaten run during the qualifiers, the team is nowhere ready for a busy summer.