Kida dedicates the fifth consecutive title to Tinubu

On a night that will echo the anal of African basketball, Nigeria’s Tigress roared her fifth consecutive title of FIBA Afrobasket, defeating Mali 78-64 in the Palais des Sports Treichville in Abidjan, Côte D’Avoire.

The victory not only extended its undefeated streak to 28 games, a streak that dates back to its last loss in 2015, but also solidified its status as the most dominant force in African female basketball.

The final was a resilience story. After following 21–26 in the first quarter, the Nigerian queens roared with dominant performances in the next three quarters: 20-15, 20-15 and 17–8, showing the sand and the tactical brilliance that has become its registered trademark.

A retiree Musa Kida, president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), dedicated the monumental victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accrediting his leadership and the renewed agenda of hope to revitalize Nigerian sports.

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‘Tonight in Abidjan, our D’O tigress has done the extraordinary: Mission Five has become the m mission achieved! Five Afrobasket titles in a row, and not losing a single party to any national African team is not just domain, it is our legacy, “Kida said.

‘These intrepid women have shown the world which means having the Nigerian struggle spirit: resistant, bold and unstoppable. Proudly we dedicate this historical victory to his excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose unwavering commitment to revitalize sports under the renewed agenda of Esperanza has caused a new era for athletes throughout the country. “

‘His leadership continues to inspire every blow, every rebound, every triumph. Nigeria remains high tonight, not only as champions, but as a lighthouse of what is possible when hope is renewed and persecuted excellence.

Under the administration of Kida, D’Atigress has become a world class power, winning four of his five consecutive titles of Afrobasket and making history at the Olympic Games of Paris 2024 as the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of