Tinubu hosts victorious D’Tigress at Aso Villa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently hosting the victorious national female basketball team, D’Tigress, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, the President is being represented at the reception by Vice President Kashim Shettima. The Vice President is joined by First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, […]
Nigeria’s D’Tigress defeated Mali 78-64 to win their fifth consecutive Afrobasket title
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently hosting the victorious national female basketball team, D’Tigress, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
However, the President is being represented at the reception by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The Vice President is joined by First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, to receive the basket champions and the coaching crew, led by the Head Coach, Rena Wakama.
The victorious D’Tigress arrived the forecourt of the President’s office few minutes before 5pm and were ushered into the New Banquet Hall of the State House.
The Nigerian team defeated Mali 78–64 in the final at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Sunday night, to secure their seventh AfroBasket title overall and fifth consecutive title.
The victory cemented their dominance in African women’s basketball.
The ongoing reception is coming exactly a week after President Tinubu hosted the nation’s female football team, the Super Falcons, who won a resounding tenth WAFCON title in Rabat, Morocco.