Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have claimed their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title after defeating Mali 78-64 in the final match of the 2025 tournament held in Kigali, Rwanda.
Naija News reports that the D’Tigress defeated Senegal 75-68 in the semifinals to book their place in the final.
Nigeria’s win over Mali in the final earlier today, August 3, marks D’Tigress’ seventh AfroBasket title overall and extends their remarkable unbeaten run in the competition to 29 games, a streak that began in 2015.
They are now the first African team, male or female, to win the continental title five times in a row.
The tightly contested game saw D’Tigress hold a narrow 61-56 lead at the end of the third quarter, but the defending champions dominated the final quarter, outscoring Mali 17-8 to seal the win.
Head coach Rena Wakama, who was appointed in 2023, continues to make history with the team. She became the first woman to lead a team to an AfroBasket title in 2023 and has now secured back-to-back championships.
Note that Wakama, 33, also previously led Nigeria to their first-ever Olympic quarterfinals.
D’Tigress coach Rena Wakama
The 2025 championship adds to Nigeria’s earlier AfroBasket wins in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
D’Tigress have not lost a single game at the Women’s AfroBasket tournament in ten years, maintaining a perfect record across five consecutive editions.
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