Nigeria’s D’Tigress came out tops in a pulsating semi-final clash with Senegal, recording a 75 – 68 points win at the women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday.
D’Tigress have now qualified for a fifth consecutive AfroBasket final and are also eyeing a record fifth straight title win.
The Nigerian team have not lost a game at the Women’s AfroBasket since 2015.
Also, the win against Senegal means they have won 28 consecutive games in the tournament.
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Senegal led the match by eight points starting the fourth th quarter, but D’Tigress showed why they have reigned supreme on the continent for 10 years, coming back to win by seven points.
D’Tigress will now take on either Mali or South Sudan in the final which comes up on Sunday, August 3.
The semi-final between Mali and South Sudan also comes up on Saturday.
By James Agberebi
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The remarkable thing about this feat is that the players only gathered 4 days to the championship. No tune up games yet they are creating more history.
Falcons too missed several friendly windows and still soldiered on.
Are the sports federations allergic to boosting our female teams? NFF treats our cadet teams in the same manner. Call up players to camp 2 weeks to a major tournament for the first time and expect magic to happen.
Eagles will play in all the friendly windows and tell us to go to hell with insipid performances as if world cup appearances will boost my CV instead of theirs.
Redemption is next month. They better get sense.
I hear various sport federations personnel will be elected unopposed when elections are due at the end of the year.
It is well. Recycling mediocrity will never last forever
One can only imagine how well our teams will perform if they start getting the much needed administrative support.
Our inept sports federations, especially the useless NFF continue to be the bane of our existence. They are the enemy within, sabotaging the efforts of our sportsmen.
A player once went on youtube and categorically stated that he stopped trying to play for Nigeria because NFF officials were constantly asking him for money.
We recall what happened in the case of David Alaba, a world class defender who came to the Nigeria camp without invitation and offered to play for us. He was rejected because he would not bribe the officials, and he went back to play for Austria and later became their captain.
These and several other instances indicate just how much damage has been done to our sports via the corruption and ineptitude of our administrators. It is incredible that our sportsmen continue to dig deep and produce great results, given the poor circumstances they find themselves in.
Ayinde would have been affected remembering the red card she got in 2022 against Morocco.She did not want it repeated. Over all Ayinde, neutralizes dangerous opponents quietly. Congratulations once more and take a bow for a job well executed.
Lol…Tinubu should be getting ready for another round of financial reward….
Don’t worry Sport people go finish that money wey una no won use provide security, employment, good roads etc