The Nigerian senior women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress on Sunday, wins historic 3rd consecutive Afrobasket title defeating their Mailian counterpart in the 2021 final of the championship.
The high flying Otis Hughley girls completed the hattrick of consecutive titles in Yaounde, Cameroon.
D’Tigress outclassed the Malians in the first three quarters — scoring 22-11, 13-9, 28-14 points respectively — while the opposition got the upper hand in the fourth quarter with 21-11 points.
At the end of the thrilling encounter, D’Tigress won 70-59 to claim the title.