President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Côte d’Ivoire.
Tinubu praised the team’s remarkable achievement and extended a personal message of appreciation via his official handle on X (formerly Twitter)
D’tigress secured their fifth continental title and seventh overall on Sunday night following a 78–64 victory over Mali in the final.
The victory cements D’Tigress’ legacy as Africa’s most successful women’s basketball team and adds to a stellar year for Nigerian women in sports