Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress are now two victories away from another FIBA AfroBasket triumph as they defeated Cameroon in a quarter-final tie in Cote d’Ivoire.
The six-time African champions advance to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket tournament with a 83-47 win over Caneroon.
The Nigerian ladies keep their title defense campaign alive and extend their unbeaten run in Africa to 27, dating back to 2015.
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With the win, they have moved closer to a record fifth title in a row. Only Senegal have achieved Nigeria’s current feat of four.
Following the dominant win against Cameroon, D’Tigress will now face Seengal in the semi-finals on Saturday August 2.
While D’Tigress continues to rewrite the history of women’s basketball in Africa, Cameroon, a former silver medalist, is fighting for fifth place, which would be an improvement of one place from their performance in 2023.
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