Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, confirmed yet again their supremacy as the best team in the continent, defeating Mali 78-64 to win their fifth consecutive Afrobasket title in Abidjan Sunday night.
The win also extended Nigeria’s unbeaten run in Africa to 29 games, dating back to 2015.
With the win, Nigeria made history as the first country to win five consecutive Women’s Afrobasket championships, further cementing their dominance on the continent.
Sunday’s final was a tale of two halves. Mali took a 26–21 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Nigeria fought back to level the scores at 41–41 by halftime.
A strong third quarter saw D’Tigress pull ahead, leading 61–56 by the buzzer.
In the final quarter, the Nigerian team stepped up defensively, limiting Mali to just eight points and sealing a 14-point victory.
Considering how the Super Falcons were rewarded by the Nigerian government, expectation will be high by the African champions, the D’Tigress to be so treated too.
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