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Nigeria’s Women’s Women’s Basketball Team, Junior D’Tigress, will finally enter the world stage in the FIBA 2025 FIBA World Cup in Chechia, marking its first appearance in the tournament.
The draw, held on Tuesday in the host country, placed Nigeria in Group B together with Portugal, Canada and China. The tournament is organized to keep from July 12 to 20.
Group b
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Canada
- Porcelain
Junior d’Atigress Journey to Success
The trip to this historical moment has been long and challenging. The Junior D’Tigress assured his place at the end of as runner-up at the Women’s Afrobasket U-18 2024 in South Africa, where they lost Mali in the final.
Fourteen years ago, Nigeria had also qualified for the 2011 edition after a similar finalist, but could not make the tournament. Now, the team is ready to rewrite the story.
One of the outstanding players of the team, the Nigerian guard Marvis Fema, also known as Wandoo, revealed the importance of his qualification.
“Getting the ticket to represent Africa was the best time for Nigerians in a long time.” She told Fiba.
“Nigeria has not participated in the World Cup, so getting the ticket was a moment of joy and the prayers responded.”
Femabam, who played a key role in his qualification with an average of nine points and three assists in the U-18 African championship in Pretoria, believes that this World Cup debut will cause a new era for Nigerian female basketball.
“It has many positive effects for female basketball [in Nigeria]We will pay more attention to us and continue much more. “
“In fact, I describe it as a prayer answered and the beginning of a great step in my career and that of my teammates while traveling through life in basketball.”
With powerful teams like the US, Australia and hosts of Chechia also in the competition, Nigeria faces a difficult challenge, but Femobam is confident that the team will rise to the occasion.
“We are going to proud the Nigerians and the world. We are going to make a good story for ourselves and for the country “, She said.
The Nigerian group stage will prove its skills against experienced teams, but with the hunger and determination they have demonstrated, the Junior D’Tigress is ready to demonstrate its value on the global stage.
Is this the beginning of a golden era for Nigerian female basketball? The world is about to find out.
