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Nigeria power forward, Amy Okonkwo, was declared most valuable player (MVP), yesterday, as D’Tigress beat Senegal to retain the FIBA Women Afrobasket Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. Okonkwo, who also won the Best Power Forward Award, was instrumental as Nigeria defeated the Senegalese by 84 to 74 points. Under a new coach, Rena Wakama, who assumed duty […] ....
National senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, yesterday in Serbia, defeated Mali 73 to 69 to qualify for the 2022 FIBA World Cup scheduled to hold in Sydney, Australia, from September 22 to October 1. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Johnny Edward Point guard, Promise Amukamara, is confident in the ability of D’Tigress to compete favourably at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but has made a passionate plea to the Nigerian Basketball Federation and the Federal Government to provide adequate funds for the team, Saturday PUNCH reports. Otis Hughley’s side will face world champions USA for the third time in as many years after the two sides were drawn in Group B along side hosts Japan and France. “My expectation from the federation and the government is for them to provide us with the right funding so that we can prepare well for the Olympics,” Amukamara told the NBBF media team. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Ebenezer Bajela D’Tigress coach Otis Hughley Jr says he relishes the opportunity of playing against world champions USA but doesn’t believe his team will be able to spring any surprises against their American counterparts when both sides meet at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo later this year. D’Tigress were drawn with the Olympic champions and will begin their campaign against the Americans on July 27 before taking on France three days later. They will then take on hosts Japan on August 2 in their last tie of a tough Group B. Both sides first met at the Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 Quarter-Finals, where USA won 71-40, before another meeting at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia in February last year, where D’Tigress lost narrowly 76-71. ....