AfroBasket: President Buhari congratulates D’Tigress

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament and qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Spain.

Having won the 2003 and 2005 editions, the Nigerian Ladies clinched their third Afrobasket title in Mali on Sunday after defeating Senegal 65-48 in the final.

The President in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, joined other sports-loving Nigerians in saluting the heroic performance of the Sam Vincent-led team.

The President commended the players for displaying uncommon strength, confidence, skill and dexterity in their victory over Senegal who are 12-time champions.

Read also: Nigeria’s D’Tigress are African champions!

Nigeria and Senegal will represent the continent at the 2018 FIBA World Cup in Spain.

Also, Buhari urged members of the team and their handlers to remain focused and dedicated even as they prepared for greater glory at the World Cup.

The President assured the team, its managers and the Nigeria Basketball Federation of his support and that of the Federal Government to ensure that they excelled against other top competitors in Spain.

 

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