Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Nigeria’s D’Tigress are still the best rated African women’s team in the world and remain the team to beat as the 2023 FIBA Afrobasket Championship gets underway in Kigali, Rwanda. But with the several changes that have occurred in terms of personnel and coaching staff, can the once celebrated team hold its own against the rest of Africa as hostilities begin today through August 5. The D’Tigress’ last defeat in the Women’s AfroBasket dated back to October 2, 2015, in the semi-final of the Women’s AfroBasket against host Cameroon in Yaoundé. 

With the victory against Mali in the 2021 Final, Nigeria extended their Women’s AfroBasket winning streak to 19-0 after winning all their five games in the last edition of the tournament.

Though Senegal hold a record eleven titles in total against Nigeria’s five, D’Tigress will be attempting to equal the four straight wins of Senegal in Rwanda.