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Owu Ita-Iyalode team wins 2025 Oba Matemilola U-15 football competition
The Owu Ita-Iyalode football team has emerged winner of the 2025 Oba Matemilola U-15 Football Competition in Owu kingdom, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Owu Ita-Iyalode defeated Owutedo team 3–1 in the final match held at African Church Grammar School, Ita-Iyalode, Abeokuta. The competition was organised to mark the 61st birthday of the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Adelola Matemilola. The team…
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Musawa hails D’Tigress’ historic AfroBasket triumph
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their historic victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, marking their fifth consecutive title in the continental championship. Musawa, who watched the final match live in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, alongside the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and…
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NBBF President hails D’Tigress, credits Tinubu’s support for record victory
By Tosin Omojola – President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, has dedicated the D’Tigress’ triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, attributing the team’s success to the President’s leadership and Renewed Hope agenda. An excited Kida, visibly elated after Nigeria’s 78–64 victory over Mali in Sunday’s final, said…
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NSC hails D’Tigress’ record-breaking AfroBasket feat
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has hailed Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title for the fifth consecutive time, setting a new record in the process. The Rene Wakama-led team defeated Mali 78–64 in Sunday’s final in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to secure Nigeria’s seventh Women’s AfroBasket title and extend the team’s unbeaten run in…
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US Embassy hails D’Tigress’ historic AfroBasket victory
By Kunle Sanni – The United States Embassy in Nigeria has applauded the Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic win at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Tournament. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the embassy celebrated the team’s achievement, describing it as a major milestone in African basketball history. “History Made!…
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First Lady celebrates D’Tigress victory at 2025 FIBA Tournament
By Kunle Sanni – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has congratulated the D’Tigress national basketball team on their historic victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Tournament. In her congratulatory message, the First Lady thanked God for yet another victory and noted that this marks the second major trophy won by Nigeria in just two weeks. She stated that with the…
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President Tinubu celebrates D’Tigress’ historic fifth Afrobasket title
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their resounding 78-64 victory over Mali in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship. With Sunday’s triumph, D’Tigress clinched their fifth consecutive continental title and seventh overall, reinforcing their dominance in African women’s basketball. In a message posted on his verified X…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress clinch fifth consecutive Afrobasket title after win against Mali
By Tosin Omojola – Nigeria’s D’Tigress ended their run in the 2025 FIBA Afrobasket on a victorious note, beating Mali in the final to clinch a record fifth consecutive Afrobasket crown. It was a tough contest between the two West African countries, as they battled grit for grit before the Rena Wakama-tutored D’Tigress emerged winners. The Nigerians made history by…
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NSC celebrates 29 years of Nigeria’s historic Olympic gold at Atlanta ’96
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has celebrated the 29th anniversary of Nigeria’s historic gold medal win in men’s football at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics — a landmark moment that made Nigeria the first African nation to achieve the feat. On August 3, 1996, the Olympic Eagles, captained by the legendary Nwankwo Kanu, stunned a star-studded Argentina side with a dramatic…
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Tinubu, First Lady congratulate D’Tigress on reaching fifth consecutive AfroBasket final
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have congratulated Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their semi-final victory at the ongoing FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Côte d’Ivoire. D’Tigress edged out arch-rivals Senegal 75–68 in a tightly contested match dubbed “the final before the final,” securing a place in the championship game for the…
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