The 2015 FIBA Women's Afrobasket tournament will be hosted by Cameroon from September 24 - October 3. Nigeria's women's national team - D'Tigress - will be aiming to win a 3rd Afrobasket title: the winner qualifies automatically to next year's Olympic tournament in Rio, whilst the runners-up and third-placed teams will advance to the Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (playoffs).

D' Tigress are placed in Group B alongside Angola, Senegal, Egypt, Guinea and Algeria. Group A comprises hosts, Cameroon, Mozambique, South Africa, Gabon, Uganda, and Mali. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the quarter finals.

D'Tigress beat Cote D' Ivoire 88-43 in the final qualifying game to qualify for both the Afrobasket and All Africa Games. This will be Nigeria's 8th appearance at the tournament. The Nigerian ladies have also advanced to the semifinals on four occasions - 1997, 2003, 2005, and 2011; winning the top prize in 2003 (Mozambique) and 2005 (Nigeria).

The team made it's debut in the 1997 edition hosted by Kenya, beating Tanzania 115-29. That result stands as the biggest margin of victory for D'Tigress at an Afrobasket championship. The team ended up winning the bronze by beating Kenya 90-62 in the third-place game.

Some current key players include Atosu Upe, Uju Ugoka, Sarah Ogoke, and captain Helen Ogunjimi. The team's Head Coach is Scott Nnaji.
The full squad includes: Nkem Akarawe, Nkechi Akashili, Upe Atosu, Juliet Chinyere, Juliet Currency, Adaora Elonu, Sarah Imovbioh, Regina Iornumbe, Ndidi Madu, Amaka Nwakamma, Chidimma Nwakamma, Sarah Ogoke, Helen Ogunjimi, Grace Okonkwo, Chioma Udeaja, and Uju Ugoka.

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Good luck to them

Gud. Wsh dem d best

I wish dem all d best

Go and make us proud girllssss

All the best to our great ladies. May the success of the male folks also shine on you and me and other well meaning nairalanders

Why must we name our teams after animals?!

Eagles,Eaglets, tigers, tigress etc

Receive inspiration from D'Tigers and spank Angola and all other oppositions #Go!

Good luck to them. What D'Tigers can do, D'Tigress can do better.




Meanwhile PMB is working.

Great

The team:

Good luck to dem, mak 9ja proud.

Appoint a female coach immediately

Good luck as dey march, Go mak us proud.

...Our Ladies...often on point

#team 9ja #9ja till I die

#team nigeria#. Wish u girls success. Go n make us proud

Godspeed and progress to them

Hmmmnnn... Wish them all the best. I hope they have someone better than the GREAT Mfon Udoka in that team though. Loved watching that lady play.

CFCman:
The 2015 FIBA Women's Afrobasket tournament will be hosted by Cameroon from September 24 - October 3. Nigeria's women's national team - D'Tigress - will be aiming to win a 3rd Afrobasket title: the winner qualifies automatically to next year's Olympic tournament in Rio, whilst the runners-up and third-placed teams will advance to the Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (playoffs).

D' Tigress are placed in Group B alongside Angola, Senegal, Egypt, Guinea and Algeria. Group A comprises hosts, Cameroon, Mozambique, South Africa, Gabon, Uganda, and Mali. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the quarter finals.

D'Tigress beat Cote D' Ivoire 88-43 in the final qualifying game to qualify for both the Afrobasket and All Africa Games. This will be Nigeria's 8th appearance at the tournament. The Nigerian ladies have also advanced to the semifinals on four occasions - 1997, 2003, 2005, and 2011; winning the top prize in 2003 (Mozambique) and 2005 (Nigeria).

The team made it's debut in the 1997 edition hosted by Kenya, beating Tanzania 115-29. That result stands as the biggest margin of victory for D'Tigress at an Afrobasket championship. The team ended up winning the bronze by beating Kenya 90-62 in the third-place game.

Some current key players include Atosu Upe, Uju Ugoka, Sarah Ogoke, and captain Helen Ogunjimi. The team's Head Coach is Scott Nnaji.
The full squad includes: Nkem Akarawe, Nkechi Akashili, Upe Atosu, Juliet Chinyere, Juliet Currency, Adaora Elonu, Sarah Imovbioh, Regina Iornumbe, Ndidi Madu, Amaka Nwakamma, Chidimma Nwakamma, Sarah Ogoke, Helen Ogunjimi, Grace Okonkwo, Chioma Udeaja, and [size=19pt]Uju Ugoka[/size].

At the bolded;Your family & friends believes in you,wishing you & the team success sha...i saw your dad yesterday.

They are remembered in our prayers. God will see them through!

But wait oh! MAKE I WISH THEM GOODLUCK OR BUHARI?

How come northerners no make the list? Or are they waiting for Buhari to appoint them by quota system.

Good. Just wish we have a vibrant local league and just as the Kenyan ladies have become the perpetual champions of women volleyball in Africa, we can do so with basketball.

Good for them....nice1

sauceny:


At the bolded;Your family & friends believes in you,wishing you & the team success sha...i saw your dad yesterday.

Please show us the gal in the team picture