Subscribe
    Demo
    WIN368 Slot Online Login dengan Link Alternatif 88BET Slot Online Login dengan Link Alternatif Yukplay Slot Online Login dengan Link Alternatif
    Sports

    Women’s Afrobasket: D’Tigress Trashes Cameroon, Advances to Semi-Finals

    By No Comments3 Mins Read

    • Qualifies for World Cup

    • Safiu Kehinde

    The Nigeria’s D’Tigresses, have advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Abidjan after trashing Cameroon 83-47 to keep their title defense campaign alive.

    D’Tigress extended their unbeaten run in Africa to 27, dating back to 2015, while moving them closer to a record fifth title in a row. Only Senegal have achieved Nigeria’s current feat of four.

    The game at Palais des Sports de Treichville, late Wednesday night, saw Jessica Thomas and Maria Ewodo got the Indomitable Lionesses off to a 4-0 start with their hot hands.

    However, that was the only dominance they would enjoy once reigning MVP Amy Okonkwo got the defending champions on the board with a free throw.

    With Elizabeth Balogun jump shot, Rena Wakama’s side took the lead at 5-4, going on an 8-0 run in the last 2:40 to lead 21-9.

    The second quarter saw Cameroon adjusted on both ends of the floor to hold Nigeria at 20-20 points.

    However, the first-quarter slump saw them trailing 41-29 at halftime.

    A 25-2 run in the third quarter further ditched and sealed the fate of the 2021 bronze medalists.

    D’Tigress would go ahead to put an icing on the cake with a narrow 17-16 points win the final quarter to seal a 83-47 points victory.

    Nigeria will face Senegal in the first semifinal game on Saturday.

    After the game, Ezinne Kalu, the team’s guard noted that the team played the “Nigerian basketball”.

    “We just needed to stick together and play Nigerian basketball. This is the definition of Nigerian basketball: fighting, throwing the first punch, setting the tone, and bringing the energy to win over our supporters and fans.
    “We are super excited to move to the semifinals! It’s going to be a great game. Senegal is a great team, and I’m looking forward to playing them,” she said.
    On her part, Camerron Guard, Joelly Belleka, expressed her frustration over the loss but acknowledged the prowess of the D’Tigress.
    “Nigeria is a great team. They have four or five Olympians, and they play smart basketball. It was tough. I’m upset because we wanted to make history for Cameroon basketball. It’s okay, though. Maybe it’s not our turn, but we’ll keep working for future AfroBaskets and come back stronger.” She said.
    Meanwhile, Nigeria’s forward, Murjanatu Musa, expressed the team’s readiness to face Senegal who had also enjoyed a successful  Afrobasket campaign so far with four straight wins.
    “We played as a team, enjoying the game by doing what we do best, and this is the result. We feel great about making it to the semifinals again. We’ll try our best to make it to the finals. We know them and they know us. We just have to do our thing and see what happens in the end.” she said.
    D’Tigress win has seen them secure a spot in the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifying tournaments in March 2026 alongside Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan.
    The four African countries join a group of 24 national teams that will compete in four FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 qualifying tournaments.

    Brazil, Argentina, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Colombia will represent the Americas in the World Cup Qualifiers.

    Tickets for the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments went to the following Asian and Oceania teams: Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia.

    The European representatives are the 2026 World Cup hosts, Germany; the Czech Republic; Hungary; Belgium; France; Italy; Spain; and Turkey.

    Spread the love
    Share.

    Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.

    Related Posts

    Add A Comment

    Comments are closed.