D’Tigress from Nigeria defeated a tenacious Senegal to reach the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket final five times in a row.
The Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, dubbed the “final before the final,” the Nigerians won 75-68 in a hotly contested game.
Please accept this D’Tigress squad’s Commander-in-chief as we bask in the glory of yet another victory. Our very own coach was very impressed with the work! Africa’s Prince !! King of the women! Coach Rena !! pic. https://twitter.com/g9Cu4cjnpf
At the start of the fourth quarter, Senegal had an 8-point lead. Rena Wakama’s women, however, outperformed the silver medalists by 7 points in the final AfroBasket, showing their mettle.
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Fin de la journée, Les Lionnes descendent devant les D’Tigresses en finale de l’Afrobasket Féminin #AfroBasketWomen #Senegal photo. twitter.com/lpLCdQdrd0
Cierra Dillard, who scored 26 points, seven rebounds, and three assists for Senegal, helped them outscore Nigeria 21-9 in the third quarter.
Ezinne Kalu, who had 19 points in the contest, was on hand to help the Nigerians avoid falling to the Senegalese, who haven’t defeated the D’Tigress since 2011.  ,
Lena Timera gave Kalu the ball before making a two-pointer. Victory Macaulay’s hook shot gave Nigeria a strong 69-66 lead.  ,
A comeback in the late fourth will help them put pressure on both ends on the DTigress to defeat long-standing rival and advance to the final! #LeadWithLegacy pic: #AfroBasketWomen #LeadWithLegacy. twitter.com/y0APv00rvX
Senegal won the game’s final three minutes to book their spot in the final score.  ,
D’Tigress’ Date with Destiny
The six-time champions’ winning streak now includes 28 matches with Saturday’s victory. In a third-place match in October 2015, Nigeria was the last nation to defeat the opposition.  ,
At half-time, the picture. twitter.com/whgQyAOk2m
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