Nigeria’s D’Tigress have defeated Senegal in the final of the 2023 women’s Afrobasket championship.
The Rena Wakama-led ladies defeated the Senegalese 84-74 at the BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday.
The victory makes Nigeria only the second African country ever to win the women’s Afrobasket title four times in a row.
Wakama also became the first female coach to win the competition since its inception in 1966.
On Thursday, the Nigerians whitewashed Rwanda, the hosts, 79-48 in the semi-final to book a place in the finale.
The coach maintained the starting five of the previous game; Amy Okonkwo, Palla Kunaiyi-Akpanah, Elizabeth Balogun, Sarah Ogoke and Blessing Ejiofor.
The game against Senegalese was a rematch of the final of the 2019 Women’s Afrobasket and the semi-final of the 2021 edition — Nigeria won on both occasions.
D’Tigress never looked like faltering from the history lane and quickly established a 19-10 lead in the first quarter.