Izuchukwu OkosiSix-time African champions D’Tigress who claimed their fourth successive Afrobasket Championship on Saturday evening are expected back in Abuja today (Sunday), reports Prime Business Africa.
The team coached by Rena Wakama beat tournament favorites Senegal 84-74 in the final at the RB Arena in Kigali to win the title this becoming the second African country to win the prize four times in a decade.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelSenegal were the team to beat in the 1970s when they also won titles and dominated the continent.
On arrival the history makers are expected to be received by top officials of the federal ministry of sports and basketball stakeholders to a rousing reception.
The feat comes 20 years after the Nigerian team won their very first African diadem in 2003 in Maputo, Mozambique.
The game was dominated by D’Tigress as Ifunaya Okoro, hit 16 points, Elizabeth Balogun made 15 points, Sarah Ogoke added 13 points, and Munjanatu Musa hit a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds to contribute to the team’s victory.
Afrobasket Most Valuable Player, Amy Okonkwo contributed 14 points in sinking the Lionesses.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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