Nigeria’s D’Tigress overcame Mali in the final game of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to become the first team to win the tournament five times consecutively.

With this win, Nigeria extended their winning streak to 29-0, dating back to the third-place game of the 2015 tournament, which took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

As was the case for most of their initial games in the tournament, Nigeria got off to a slow start.

In spite of Mali’s valiant effort in the final quarter to mount a comeback, Nigeria maintained their composure and held on to their lead.

They continued to play with confidence, answering every Malian basket with one of their own.

The final buzzer sounded with Nigeria winning 78-64.

Nigeria is now the only nation to win more consecutive Women’s AfroBasket titles than any other nation.

Nigeria is now also the first team to win a continental football tournament and a continental basketball tournament in the same year.

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their historic victory.

Reacting in a twitter post, Tinubu praised the team for their performance and national pride.

I have dispatched a Presidential Delegation to Abidjan to stand with our superlative D’Tigress as they pursue a fifth consecutive AfroBasket title for Nigeria. #MissionV

Led by the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, this team of senior government officials… pic.twitter.com/x2weZZ8Oyz

— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) August 3, 2025

First lady Oluremi Tinubu also reacted in a twitter post below:

I congratulate the D’Tigress National Basketball team @DtigressNG for qualifying for the finals of this year's Afrobasket Tournament.
Your 10-year unbeaten run is commendable, as it shows your commitment, dedication, hard work and love for the game.

You are true inspirations and… pic.twitter.com/XkkrrFkYsF

— Sen Oluremi Tinubu, CON (@SenRemiTinubu) August 3, 2025