Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has fulfilled the cash pledges made to D’Tigress after their latest FIBA Women’s AfroBasket triumph, completing the major components of the incentives announced for the team. Player representative Okonkwo thanked First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, the National Sports Commission leadership, the Nigeria Basketball Federation and its president Musa Kida for their backing.
Okonkwo said the fulfilment of the promises had strengthened the players’ belief that Nigerian sports administration was undergoing a positive transformation. She added: “This has shown us that Nigerian sports is taking a major positive shift in administration and that we truly have a sports-loving President.”
D’Tigress remain the dominant force in African women’s basketball, having won the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket for a record five consecutive editions. Their 2025 victory delivered Nigeria’s seventh continental title and extended the team’s unbeaten run in the competition to 29 consecutive matches. The achievement also made D’Tigress the first team in the history of the Women’s AfroBasket to win five successive titles.
