This comes amid the declaration of Wakama as the best female coach of the female event at the Paris Olympics.
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The Federation of International Basketball Association revealed this development in a post on its X handle on Sunday.
The Nigerian side made history as Africa’s first side, either male or female, to go beyond the group phase of the Olympics.
The Nigerians (2-1) now wait to learn who their next opponent will be. They already have doubled their number
D’Tigress had worked their socks off to matchup with the more determined France who are highly rated in world basketball.
The victory was the team’s first win in an Olympic match since Athens 2004, when they defeated South Korea in an inconsequential classification game after crashing out.
The Nigerian team achieved the feat having defeated Senegal 72-65 and Senegal losing to Belgium 66-92.
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.
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.
One of Nigeria’s top female basketball players, Oderah Chidom, has announced that she is quitting the female national team, D’Tigress.