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People are asking if Coach Rena Wakama
@Coach_Rena
is Nigerian. Yes she is. She’s from Rivers State.
Her mum and aunt were in Kigali to witness the historic moment. Her mum is on the left, auntie on the right.
#DTigress
#AfroBasketWomen
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BREAKING NEWS!!!
DTigress make history again as Nigeria becomes the first African country to win two games at the Group stage of the Women’s World Cup.
They defeat Argentina 75-70 to advance to the next round of the
#FIBAWWC
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This is an Mfon Udoka appreciation tweet. It is quite thoughtful of her to show up in Kigali to cheer the ladies.
We are sure it was a proud moment for her too, watching
@DtigressNG
make history 20 years after she did.
God bless our legends.
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Nigeria’s
@DTigress
makes history by winning 4 Afrobasket championship in a row.
2017 🏆
2019 🏆
2021 🏆
2023 🏆
We have never lost an Afrobasket final.
We have not lost a game since 2015.
Coach Wakama becomes the first female coach to win Afrobasket.
SALUTE
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The spin. The layup. The bounce. 😉
It’s such a delight to watch
@TeaCooper2
play.
#WNBA
#WatchHerWork
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Dear
@NGSuperEagles
we got our pound of flesh from Argentina. We did it for you.
You are welcome 😉
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We congratulate Ekpe Udoh
@EkpeUdoh
on his
@EuroLeague
Championship and for being Final Four MVP. We also congratulate
@FBBasketbol
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DTigers defeat host China 86-73 to finish as the top African team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Our reward - an automatic ticket to the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Job Done!!! Congrats DTigers’
#FIBAWC
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BREAKING NEWS
The senior women’s basketball team gets their first ever World Cup victory as they defeat Turkey 74-68
Sarah Ogoke finished with 22pts while Evelyn Akhator had 13pts.
Congrats Nigeria.
#FIBAWWC
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NBA and
@Bucks
star,
@Giannis_An34
is in Lagos, Nigeria and he’s attending the final game of the Youth Alive Basketball Competition, a youth-focused basketball programme in Lagos.
Welcome home, Ugo!
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DTigress will not advance to the semifinals of the
#FIBAWWC
as they lost the quarterfinal game to
@usabasketball
Final scores 🇺🇸 71-40 🇳🇬
Regardless, our ladies put up an amazing and impressive preformance in Spain. We are absolutely proud of them. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 ❤️❤️
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We feel ready for another fight!!!
#FIBAWOQT
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It was tough, it was hard, it was tense but WE DID IT.
DTigress defend their Afrobasket Women’s title but defeating host Senegal 60-55 in a heart wrenching, sit gripping game.
DTigress remain THE CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA!!!
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Dear
@IfyIbekwe
, thank you.
Thanks for showing Nigerian excellence off the court. It was such a delight hearing your commentary on Courtside1891.
Thanks for cheering our girls loudly from the sidelines.
And thanks for the behind-the-scene footages.
#AlwaysATigress
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Coach Rena Wakama
@Coach_Rena
makes history by becoming the first female coach to lead DTigress to an
@afrobasketwomen
finals.
She’s also the first female coach to lead an African team (male or female) to Afrobasket finals.
And she did it with finesse!!!
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It’s official. DTigress have qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
With Mozambique’s 34 point loss to Nigeria and 75 point loss to USA, they finish bottom of the group.
USA, Serbia and Nigeria will qualify from Group A.
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First hurdle crossed.
@DtigressNG
’s 4th quarter turnaround delivered our first victory of
#FIBAOQT
Lauren Ebo was pivotal
Amy Okonkwo was spectacular
Promise Amukamara show up
Sarah Ogoke led
Murjanatu Musa delivered when it mattered
Fantastic performance
FT 🇸🇳 65-72 🇳🇬
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These kids playing basketball with
@Giannis_An34
in Rowe Park, Lagos, Nigeria is the best thing you’ll see on the internet today!!
Simply amazing.
For context, Rowe Park is where Hakeem Olajuwon
@DR34M
was discovered
📷
@PhilipBraide
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Nigeria’s women’s team
@DtigressNG
qualifies for the finals of the
@afrobasketwomen
after defeating
@ferwabaRW
FT: Nigeria 🇳🇬 79-48 🇷🇼 Rwanda
This is our 6th final in the history of the tournament and the fourth consecutive finals.
Let’s go make history
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DTigress subdued (erstwhile indomitable) Cameroon in their second group game of the
@FIBA
Women’s Afrobasket to top the group.
The ladies have qualified for the quarter finals.
Final score 🇳🇬 106 - 39 🇨🇲
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What more can we say!!!!
We are champions again!!!
But that was never in doubt. Was it?
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Mfon Udoka was part of the history-making
@DtigressNG
that won Nigeria’s first Afrobasket in 2003.
Exactly 20yrs after, our girls are at the verge of making history again by winning a fourth consecutive 🏆 .
Mfon is in
@CityofKigali
to cheer the team. That’s what legends do.
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Murjanatu Musa protected the house!!! She was instrumental to our victory against Mozambique as she has been throughout the tournament.
What a block!
📷
@afrobasketwomen
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Nigerian and proud. Happy Independence Day to you too
@ROSGO21
#HappyIndependenceDay
#NigeriaAt57
🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🏀
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DTigress
@DtigressNG
come back from a 14 point deficit to defeat Mozambique in the Quarterfinal game of the
@afrobasketwomen
Amy Okonkwo (17pts) and Elizabeth Balogun (12pts) put up a stellar performance.
FT: 🇳🇬 59-52 🇲🇿
We play Rwanda in semis tomorrow.
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Amy Okonkwo had a perfect FT percentage 💯. She scored all of her 11 free throws.
She finished with 29points, 13 rebounds and played a role in today’s victory!
What a game, Amy! What a game. 💪🏽💪🏽
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The MOST VALUABLE PLAYER of the FIBA Afrobasket Women’s Tournament
Ezinne Kalu.
Well deserved.
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For every African kid with a dream, let this picture remind you that you can do it. Never give up on your dream.
Work hard, believe in your self, and trust the process.
#NBAAwards
#FromAfricaToTheWorld
#ABallandADream
#Africa
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With 3 days to go, Nigeria has moved up to 7th place in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Power Ranking.
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Nigeria is going to the final again as we defeat Senegal 76-71.
We are about to DEFEND OUR TITLE
#Afrobasket2017
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We endorse this message
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Have you seen a Doctor and a 4x
@FIBA
Afrobasket champion stepping in the name of basketball today?
You are welcome!
@Proliife7
with the groove! Nicole with the camera. 😁😁😁👏🏽👏🏽
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DTigress advance to the Quarterfinals of the 2023 Women’s Afrobasket
@afrobasketwomen
as we finish top of Group D after defeating Egypt.
FT: 🇳🇬 83-65 🇪🇬
We are now 2/2 in the competition.
Let’s go ladies.
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Dear DTigers, you are about to witness what DTigress witnessed against Senegal at the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Finals. But this time, on a larger scale.
The noise will be deafening, the hostility visible. Don’t be flustered. Stay strong.
We can do this.
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Watch the highlights of the
#Afrobasket2017
quarterfinal game between Nigeria - Cameroon (via
@FIBA
)
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DTigers come back from a 16 point deficit to defeat Poland 87-84 in OT at the Peak International Invitational Tournament.
We’ll play Montenegro at the finals of the tournament tomorrow.
💪🏽💪🏽👏🏼👏🏼🇳🇬
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Congrats to Giannis Antetokounmpo (Adetokunbo) 🇬🇷 🇳🇬 and Pascal Siakam 🇨🇲 on their
#NBAAwards2019
We are proud.
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With Belgium defeating Senegal,
@DtigressNG
have qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in July.
USA, Belgium and Nigeria qualify from the Group A
@FIBA
Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Paris, here we come!!!
Congrats
@DtigressNG
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Today!! We give it all we’ve got.
Today!! We defend our title.
Today, we play the finals of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket.
Tip off is 7pm.
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Nothing but respect for
@Coach_LizMills
Keep pushing boundaries. Keeping breaking the ceiling.
All the best in your last group game. We will be cheering for you.
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Murjanatu Musa performed brilliantly in our game against Egypt. She played for 21 minutes and had 18 pts, 7 rebs.
We are not surprised. We know what she’s made of.
She led Air Warriors to win their League Title and she became league MVP.
Take a bow, Murj.
#AfroBasketWomen
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“I am announcing my retirement. These past 10yrs have had ups &downs,from titles to surgeries.Much love to all my teammates,staff&fans. I am happy to announce that I am the new head coach for Girls Varsity Basketball Team at Detroit Renaissance High School”- Olaseni “Shane” Lawal
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The Men’s national basketball team - DTigers-move up 10 spots in the new NIKE/FIBA World Ranking. DTigers are now ranked 23 in the world, and 1 in Africa.
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DTigress qualify for the Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT) after defeating Mali 74-59 in the semifinals of the African pre-qualifiers.
They will represent Africa along with either Mozambique or Senegal at the WOQT next year from February 6-9
One more road to cross 💪🏽
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Just in case you didn’t know, the men’s team, DTigers are in Lagos ahead of the Olympics Pre-Qualification Tournament.
Men dem!!!
📷
@ej_anosike
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Geng Geng!!!
@Jidenna
and
@ROSGO21
represented Nigeria in the
#BattleofRealJollof
. They played against Ghana, and of course you know who won!!! 😉
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It’s a wrap, DTigers win the 2019 Peak International Invitational Tournament with its 89-86 victory over Montenegro.
All the best to Coach Nwora as he selects the final roster for the
@FIBA
World Cup.
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Osun State Governor, Gov Ademola Adeleke received
@DtigressNG
member, Olawuyi Adenike
@OlawuyiAdenike2
in Osogbo.
We want a dance-off 💃 🕺 😁😁
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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DTigress lost their second classification game against Canada in a closely contested matchup.
Final score 🇨🇦 73-72 🇳🇬
We will finish the tournament as overall 8th.
#FIBAWWC
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“I’m not just a Bahamian. I’m Nigerian and Jamaican. I want to let the world know that”
-
@DeandreAyton
2018 NBA Draft No1 Pick
👉🏼
#NBADraft
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This is the best picture from the FIBA
@AfroBasket
Qualifiers. Not only did Kenya qualify for the continental championship after 28yrs, they did it with a female Head Coach,
@Coach_LizMills
If it’s not history, what do you call that?
Congrats Coach Liz and
@Teammorans
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DTigress defeated Tunisia spectacularly in their opening game of the 2019 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Tournament. Final score 75-26
Evelyn Akhator and Atonye Nyingifa finished with 13pts and 12pts respectively.
#AfroBasketWomen
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They found love in a beautiful place, the basketball court. We congratulate Dolphins’ Joy Osayanmon and
@RiversHoopers
’ Victor Koko as they tie the knot later this month.
We love love 🥰🥰😍❤️
#WeddingBells
#LoveandBasketball
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“Afrobasket was us knocking at the door, the World Cup was our foot in the door, tournament was us kicking the door wide open. At the Olympics we will walk in with our heads held high and just play our game”
- Ezinne Kalu
@_the9jaqueen
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‘Nigerian man in the North’
@EAnosike55
’s photoshoot on the 40km Vom-Manchok road that links Ganawuri, Plateau State and Manchok, Kaduna State shows how much tourism potentials Nigeria has.
Beautiful pictures bro. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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DTigress advance to the finals of the
@FIBA
Women’s Afrobasket after defeating Mali 79-58.
It’s the second consecutive finals for the ladies and a chance to defend the Afrobasket title.
Evelyn Akhator finished with a double double (12pts,13Rebs)
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"Now that all the smoke is gone/
And the battle's finally won/
Victory’s finally ours/
History so loved, so long, so long, so long"
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The final roster of the men’s basketball team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup has been released;
Benjamin Uzoh,Ike Iroegbu,Josh Okogie,Jordan Nwora,Vincent Nnamdi, Al Farouq Aminu,Stanley Okoye,Ike Diogu,Ekpe Udoh,Chimezie Metu,Talib Zanna and Michael Eric
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