Balogun, Nigeria Claim Fifth Straight FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Title

AfroBasket 2025: D'Tigress Clinch Historic 5th Consecutive Title After Defeating Mali » News.ng

Nigeria’s D’Tigress women’s basketball team defeated Mali 78-64 in the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2025 final, solidifying their supremacy in African women’s basketball. D’Tigress won a fifth straight title in the event, which took place at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This is a first for the competition. Additionally, this win is D’Tigress’ ninth overall title. This victory, which marks D’Tigress’ ninth overall ch…

AfroBasket 2025: Sarah Ogoke Describes 5th Title With D'Tigress As 'Big Honour'

D’Tigress of Nigeria shooting guard, Sarah Ogoke is relishing the team’s latest conquest of the African Women’s Senior Basketball Championship (AfroBasket 2025), which she described as a big honour for all the players. Sports247 reports that Sarah Ogoke, who has been part of all five straight AfroBasket victories for Nigeria, spoke on behalf of the squad immediately after their victory over Mali in the final on Sunday night in Abidjan, Cote d’Iv…

Balogun, Nigeria Claim Fifth Straight FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Title

COTE D'IVOIRE, Africa – Former Duke women's basketball standout Elizabeth Balogun and the Nigerian Women's National Team reeled in the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket gold medal after posting a 78-64 triumph over Mali in the title game Sunday. With the victory, Nigeria pushed its win streak to 29 games and captured an unprecedented fifth consecutive FIBA Women's AfroBasket championship – becoming the first team to achieve the feat. Nigeria's title …

Nigeria Celebrates D’Tigress After Historic Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Triumph

Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has secured a record-breaking fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title after defeating Mali 78–64 in a thrilling final on Sunday night at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The victory marks Nigeria’s seventh African championship overall, reinforcing its dominance in continental women’s basketball and earning […] The post Nigeria Celebrates D’Tigress After…

‘You Made Nigeria Proud’: Tinubu Congratulates D’Tigress on Historic Title Win

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for clinching a record-breaking fifth consecutive Women’s Afrobasket title, describing the feat as a “moment of immense national pride.” On Sunday, August 3, 2025, D’Tigress defeated Mali 78-64 at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to retain their continental crown and seal an automatic qualification for th…