D’Tigress win fifth straight Women’s Afrobasket title

Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, won the 2025 FIBA Women's Afrobasket championship by defeating Mali in the final. The victory occurred on Sunday, August 3, 2024, at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, under coach Rena Wakama.

This win marks Nigeria's fifth consecutive Women's Afrobasket title, establishing them as the first country to achieve this feat. It also extends their unbeaten streak in the tournament to a decade, with their last loss dating back to October 2, 2015, against Cameroon.

The final match saw Mali take an early 26-21 lead in the first quarter, but Nigeria rallied to tie the score at 41-41 by halftime. D'Tigress pulled ahead in the third quarter, leading 61-56, and then delivered a strong defensive performance in the final quarter, holding Mali to just eight points to secure a 14-point victory.

The championship followed a challenging semi-final where Nigeria narrowly defeated Senegal after a strong fourth-quarter effort. Coach Wakama secured her second title in two attempts, having also led the team to victory in 2023 as the first female coach to win the Afrobasket.