D’Tigress becomes first African team to break into FIBA ​​Top 10, ranked 8th

Nigerian D’Tigress has risen four places in the latest rankings released on Thursday by the Federation of International Basketball Association.

INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the six-time AfroBasket champions are ranked eighth best team in the world.

With this ranking, D’Tigress becomes the first African team, both men and women, to reach the top 10 of the FIBA ​​world rankings.

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Recall that the Nigerian women’s basketball team put in an excellent performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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Rena Wakama’s team defeated top-ranked teams Australia and Canada in the group stage.

They also made history by becoming the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games.

D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama was also named the best coach of the women’s basketball tournament.