The Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, received congratulations from President Bola Tinubu on Saturday for winning the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship.
Nigeria won the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship, making it a record-setting fourth time in a row, according to news reports.
At the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, D’Tigress upset the 11-time African champions 84-74 to win their sixth championship.
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After Senegal, Nigeria is currently the second African team to have won the title four times in a row.
President Tinubu responded to the accomplishment in a tweet sent on Saturday using his verified Twitter account, praising the female basketball team for their well-deserved title victory.
The Nigerian leader added that the nation is proud of the girls for their achievement at the championship.
He wrote: “I congratulate our very own D’Tigress @DtigressNG for a well-deserved fourth consecutive AfroBasket Championship. We are proud of you.”
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