Nigeria’s D’Tigress, led by coach Rena Wakama, won their fifth consecutive title in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title following their 78-64 victory over Mali during the final of the competition, which was held on Sunday, 3rd August, 2024, at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Mali took a 26-21 lead at the end of the first quarter; however, by halftime, Nigeria leveled the score at 41-41, and the scores favored D’Tigress 61-56 by the third quarter.
D’Tigress had an unbeaten run in the competition; 29 straight games without a loss—and Nigeria’s victory set a record as the first country in Africa to win the tournament 5 times in a row and their 7th Afrobasket title.
Nigeria has been unbeaten in the competition for a decade; the last time D’Tigress lost an AfroBasket game was against Cameroon on October 2, 2015.
The Nigerian team also qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, which will be hosted by Germany from 4 to 13 September 2026.
