In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, D’Tigress from Nigeria will face Cameroon in the quarter-final of the 2025 Afrobasket.
On Wednesday, Cameroon defeated Angola 85-64 to place in the final eight spots.
On the other hand, Nigeria won their matches against Rwanda and Mozambique in order to advance to the quarter-finals.
Battle report from the field. Taking care of Mozambic. pic. twitter.com/55IuzFIJEo
They defeated the former 60-55 before the latter was defeated 92-45.
Final Roster image twitter.com/sO0ELvDQIh
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The D’Tigress are aiming for a fifth straight Afrobasket title, making them the first team to do so in the sport.
QUALIFIED ! pic. Twitter.com/ypAomlfmo
In the semi-final of the competition in 2015, Cameroon defeated Nigeria.
The West Africans have since won four Afrobasket crowns on the bounce, but since that defeat, they have not lost.
Picture of this moment captured. twitter.com/Dhvs3CbCET
When both teams meet tonight at the Palais Des Sports de Treichville, Rena Wakama’s side will be aiming to advance their quest for a fifth consecutive continental title.
D’Tigress defeated both Australia and Canada in the group stage of the Paris Olympics to become the first African team to reach the quarter-finals.
In the final eight, they bowed gallantly to the US.
Among the nations, Coach General!
Builder of Queens, a force that rejects the norm. Nothing or nothing!
Our very own @Coach_Rena photo twitter.com/T23hoclaoe
Despite losing, Wakama, the country’s gaffer, was chosen as the competition’s best female basketball coach.
Rene Wakama, Nigeria, the best female basketball coach at #Paris2024 Women’s Basketball, was the subject of a tweet from Sunday evening on the International Basketball Federation’s X handle.
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