Zenith Bank charges D’Tigress to win 2023 Afrobasket

Nigeria’s D’Tigress will begin their title defence today in Kigali, Rwanda and the title sponsor of the Women Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, have charged the ladies to win their fourth title in a row. The sponsor also has applauded the inclusion of some home-based players in the final squad for the 2023 Women Afrobasket. […]

Nigeria’s D’Tigress will begin their title defence today in Kigali, Rwanda and the title sponsor of the Women Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, have charged the ladies to win their fourth title in a row.

The sponsor also has applauded the inclusion of some home-based players in the final squad for the 2023 Women Afrobasket.

D’Tigress who have won back-to-back the last three editions of the competition are drawn in Group D, which comprises Egypt and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Wins in Mali 2017, Senegal 2019 and Cameroon 2021 have remained some of the best moments for Nigeria Women’s basketball.

Serah Ogoke, Pallas Akpanah, Nkem Akaraiwe, Elizebeth Balogun, Amy Okonkwo and Murjanatu Musa are among the returning players from the 2021 squad that lifted the title.

Despite the change in personnel in the team, two home-based players, Murjanatu Musa and Ifunaya Okoro, both of the First Bank Basketball team made the final squad for the competition.

While charging the team to go for glory in Rwanda, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, said it was a good thing having players playing at home making the list.

“I am happy that with usual tradition, we are having players playing in the Zenith Bank league, with one of the coaches, Players Development Coach, Aisha Mohammed, also part of the product of the league in Nigeria.

“It is going to be a good record for the team if they can go for the fourth title, we are solidly behind them and charging them to go for glory,” he said