Nigeria’s D’Tigress claimed a fourth consecutive Afro Women’s Basketball (Afrobasket) crown after defeating Senegal 84-74 in a pulsating final on Saturday.
The D’Tigress made a good start in the keenly contested encounter and won the first quarter 19-10.
Rena Wakama’s side led 12 points (43-31) going into the half time break.
The Senegalese fought back in the third quarter out-shooting Nigeria 26-19.
They cut down the lead to five points (62-57).
The D’Tigress prevailed 84-74 at the end of a thrilling fourth quarter.
Only Senegal, who won the biennial competition uninterruptedly from 1974 to 1981, have achieved a four-peat in the history of Women’s Afrobasket.
D’Tigress won the last three editions of the Women’s Afrobasket and remain unbeaten in every African competition.
The team won the 2017 trophy in Bamako and claimed the second title in Dakar, Senegal, in 2019, before completing the three-peat in Cameroon in 2021.