Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Mali to win 5th consecutive afrobasket women title

D’Tigress made history by becoming the first team in African basketball to win five consecutive Afrobasket titles, following a hard-fought 78–64 victory over Mali in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket held on Sunday in Côte d’Ivoire.

Both teams entered the final with history on their minds.

Nigeria aimed to become the first nation to win five consecutive AfroBasket titles across both the men’s and women’s tournaments, while Mali were chasing their second Women’s AfroBasket crown and their first in 18 years.

Mali started the game with intensity, playing aggressive basketball and outscoring Nigeria 26-21 in the first quarter.

However, D’Tigress responded strongly in the second quarter, reeling off 12 unanswered points to seize the lead.

In the end, Nigeria claimed the title with a 78-64 victory.