• Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Email
Sunday, June 29, 2025
  • Login
TheMattersPress
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TheMattersPress
No Result
View All Result
Home News

D’Tigress retains FIBA Women’s AfroBasket cup

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
August 19, 2019
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
D’Tigress retains FIBA Women’s AfroBasket cup

D'Tigress with Buhari

D’Tigress with Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, for an impressive outing at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, that saw the Nigerian ladies retaining the African title.

RELATED POSTS

Ignore Atiku’s claim to dilute historic mechanised farming deal with Belarus

Tinubu’s N60b Intervention in Gombe Agro-Livestock Zone excites group

N1.5trn recapitalisation of Agric bank will herald food security – TMV

The Nigerian ladies defeated their counterparts and host nation Senegal 60-55 to win their fourth title.

Buhari in a statement issued on Sunday night by congratulated the D’Tigress for a remarkably synergized play that enabled them to outpace and outplay all the teams at the tournament to retain the title they won in 2017.

He noted that the feat further consolidated their position as African champions with four titles.

“The President commends the team for discipline, maturity and focus all through the tournament, and deliberateness in promoting the Nigerian flag and accompanying virtues of resilience, persistence and dogged pursuit until victory was achieved.

“President Buhari sends appreciation to all the officials and technical hands that guided the team to win the African title, urging them to remain focused in deploying such energy and talent in subsequent global tournaments.”

The final match played at the at the Dakar Arena, Senegal saw about 15,000 fans watch the Nigerian ladies overpower the tournament host Senegal to win back-to-back titles.

The result means D’Tigress became the first team to win back-to-back FIBA Women’s AfroBasket titles since Angola followed up their 2011 triumph with another in 2013.

To make it to the final, Nigeria eased past Mali, 79-58, in Friday’s first semifinal, while Senegal defeated Mozambique 60-57.

Nigeria had in the early stages defeated Tunisia (75-26), Cameroon (106-39), DR Congo (79-46) and Mali (79-58) by an average of 42.5 points, while Senegal beat Cote d’Ivoire (77-36), Egypt (85-47), Angola (88-54) and Mozambique 60-57 by an average of 29 points.

Senegal were hoping to become the next team to win the tournament at home after D’Tigress claimed the 2005 continental in Abuja.

Tags: AfroBasketD'Tigress
ShareTweetPin
The Matters Press

The Matters Press

Related Posts

China’s agricultural wholesale products prices continue to drop
Agriculture

Ignore Atiku’s claim to dilute historic mechanised farming deal with Belarus

June 29, 2025
$2.5 billion JBS investment, a big economic victory for Nigeria –  TDF
Economy/Technology

Tinubu’s N60b Intervention in Gombe Agro-Livestock Zone excites group

June 27, 2025
ActionAid, SWOFON call for urgent completion of BOA recapitalisation
Agriculture

N1.5trn recapitalisation of Agric bank will herald food security – TMV

June 26, 2025
Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF
Energy

Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF

June 25, 2025
Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope
News

Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope

June 25, 2025
79 candidates for presidential election
News

Tinubu’s new INEC building: A consolidation of democratic institutions, legacy in Nigeria – TDF

June 23, 2025
Next Post
Deputy Senate President, son, wife escape attack

Students condemn IPOB for attacking Ekweremadu

Ministers, portfolios, Buhari’s speech

Ministers, portfolios, Buhari's speech

Recommended Stories

Firms bid for Ajaokuta steel

Workers kick against plan to concession Ajaokuta Steel, Iron Ore coy

May 2, 2023
800 firms compete to manage gas flare sites

Africa wants zero gas emission by 2060

July 14, 2022
NMDPRA to release regulations on midstream, downstream operations

NMDPRA urges stakeholders to key into gas utilization

May 15, 2023

Popular Stories

  • Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NLNG not responsible for gas supply shortfall, price hike

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NCC sets fresh operational fees, spectrum prices for telecom operators

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Hoarding causes hike in prices of grains

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Prices of Petrol, diesel increase in November

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
TheMattersPress

We bring you the best news update in Nigeria

LEARN MORE »

Recent Posts

  • Ignore Atiku’s claim to dilute historic mechanised farming deal with Belarus
  • Tinubu’s N60b Intervention in Gombe Agro-Livestock Zone excites group
  • N1.5trn recapitalisation of Agric bank will herald food security – TMV

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Economy/Technology
  • Energy
  • Entertainment/sports
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Multimedia
  • Natural Resources
  • News
  • Oil and Gas
  • Photo
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Thematterspress
  • Uncategorized
  • Video

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Call Us