Sport: D’Tigress returns to Nigeria today

The victorious Nigeria’s senior national women basketball team, D’Tigress will return to the country today after their impressive performance at the just concluded 2017 FIBA women’s Afrobasket championship in Mali.

The Nigerians defeated Senegal 65-48 points in the final to clinch the title and also claimed a ticket to participate in next year’s FIBA world cup in Spain.

Reports say that the team will arrive Lagos around 10 pm aboard Air Cote D’Ivoire.

Two members of the victorious team, Atonye Nyingifa and Evelyn Akhator will, however, move from Bamako to their base in the United States of America.

Meanwhile, one of the officials of the Nigeria basketball federation, Sam Ahmedu, has expressed happiness over D’Tigress triumphant fight at the tournament.