Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress have emerged champions of the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket, which took place at Bamako, Mali. D’Tigress won the title on Sunday evening after defeating strong rivals Senegal 65-48 in the final, to clinch the title for the 3rd time after 12 years. Following their victory, Nigeria also qualified for the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain in 2018.
Evelyn Akhator, Dallas Wing forward, in the Women National Basketball Association (WNBA), has earned a reputation as top performer for the umpteenth time in the competition, scoring 13 points, seven rebounds, one steal and two assist for D’Tigress.
Trailing by six points from the first quarter, the Nigerians fought back to win the second quarter 21-10 points.
D’Tigress never looked back as they extended their lead by winning the third quarter 15-7 points and the fourth quarter 17-13 points.
