Nigeria women's national basketball team
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FIBA ranking | 12 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1964 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
National federation | Nigerian Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Rena Wakama | ||
Nickname(s) | D'Tigress | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
Medals | Quarter-finals (2018) | ||
AfroBasket | |||
Appearances | 15 | ||
Medals | ![]() ![]() | ||
All Africa Games | |||
Appearances | 8 | ||
Medals | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship four times in a row and six times in total.[2] They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroun, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.[3]
History
[edit]2004 Summer Olympics
[edit]The Nigerians competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in basketball, one of ten events their national teams qualified for. The Nigerian women's basketball team was one of the twelve teams competing in the event. They earned their berth through a zone qualifying tournament and played in Group A along with Australia, Brazil, Greece, Japan, and Russia.[4] The team went 0–5 in the preliminary round. In the 11/12th place game, they defeated the Korea for a final finish of 11th out of 12 teams.[5] With this win, they became the first women's African basketball team to win a game at the Olympics.[6]
Mfon Udoka was the team's leading scorer and the tournament's second highest scorer. Team athletes Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Joanne Aluka both played high school basketball at Hephzibah High School prior to playing together for Nigeria.[7]
2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
[edit]Nigeria qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship by winning the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.[8] They were placed into Group C with China, Russia, and the United States. Nigeria did not qualify for a pass into the second round and were defeated in the 15/16th place game by fellow African representatives Senegal by a score of 66–64. Their tournament record was 0–5.
Nigeria also participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.
Team in 2007
[edit]The team attended the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007; the qualifying event for African teams attempting to make the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nigeria made it to the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIBA African Championship before losing to Mozambique 69–61. They won fifth place by defeating Cameroon 63–50. The team did not qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games.
The Nigerian squad went undefeated in group play during the 2007 All-Africa Games. They went on to the semi-finals and lost to Mozambique 57–46.
2009 Nations Cup
[edit]Nigeria has qualified for the 2009 Africa Cup of Nations (basketball) to be held in Libya.[9]
2024 Summer Olympics
[edit]At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Nigerian women’s basketball team defeated Australia 75-62 in their first game. This was the team’s first Olympic game victory in 20 years.[10] The team lost its second game in the tournament 75-54 against the host nation, France.[11] In their third game, they won 79-70 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time ever. With this victory, the team became the first African basketball team, male or female, to qualify for the quarterfinals of the basketball competition at the Olympics.[12]
Competitive record
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FIBA World Cup[edit]
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Summer Olympics[edit]
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AfroBasket Women
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Group stage | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 278 | 245 | +33 | |
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Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 215 | 280 | −65 | |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 398 | 310 | +88 | |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 386 | 328 | +58 | |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 454 | 293 | +161 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 8 | 6 | 2 | 516 | 448 | +68 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 441 | 440 | +1 | |
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Semi-finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 511 | 502 | +9 | |
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 411 | 429 | −18 | |
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Semi-final | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 2 | 608 | 477 | +131 | |
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Champions | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 645 | 413 | +232 | |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 399 | 243 | +156 | |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 367 | 292 | +75 | |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 374 | 274 | +100 | |
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Total | 15/29 | 6 titles | 89 | 61 | 28 | 6003 | 4974 | +873 |
Team honours and achievements
[edit]Intercontinental
- FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
- Quarterfinals: 2018
Continental
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 16-player roster was announced on 7 July 2024.[14] The final squad was revealed on 23 July 2024.[15]
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Former players and coaches
[edit]This is a list of former players and coaches, as well as current players who have played on past squads, with their years on the team indicated by the Nigerian flag beneath a given year.[17][18][19]
Name | Number | Position | Nationality | 2004* | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Olawunmi Adebayo | 9 | ![]() |
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Tayeloly Adeniyi | 10 | ![]() |
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Mobolaji Akiode | 6 | Guard | Nigeria | ![]() |
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Joanne Aluka | 5 | Forward | United States | ![]() |
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Mactabene Amachree | 13 | Guard | Nigeria | ![]() |
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Parricia Chukwuma | 12 | ![]() |
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Kevin Cook | Coach | ![]() |
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Adenike Dawodu | 11 | ![]() |
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Nguveren Iyorhe | 10 | Guard | ![]() |
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Ezinne James | 15 | ![]() |
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Aisha Mohammed | 9 | Guard | ![]() |
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Juliana Ojoshogu Negedu | 7 | Guard | ![]() |
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Scott Nnaji | Coach | ![]() |
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Chineze Nwagbo | 8 | ![]() |
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Linda Ogugua | 15 | Center | Nigeria | ![]() |
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Morolake Ogunoye | 5 | ![]() |
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Ugo Oha | 8 | Center | United States | ![]() |
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Ugochuckwu Oha | 15 | ![]() |
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Funmilayo Ojelabi-Ogunleye | 10 | ![]() |
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Mercy Okorie | 7 | ![]() |
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Adeola Olanrewaju | 14 | ![]() |
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Taiwo Rafiu | 14 | Center | ![]() |
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Rashidat Sadiq | 12 | Forward | ![]() |
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Sam Vincent (basketball) | Coach | ![]() |
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Itoro Umoh-Coleman | 4 | Guard | United States | ![]() |
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Tamunomiete Whyte | 5 | ![]() |
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Olympic games attended by the squad indicated in this year.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria are the winners of FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "D'Tigress stun Mali to claim historic 3rd consecutive Afrobasket title". TheCable. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ (5 February 2004), 2002 Gold Medalist Sue Bird Added To USA Women's Senior National Team Archived 20 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, USA Basketball. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ Women's basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at sports-reference.com
- ^ (24 August 2004), Nigeria snaps streak, finishes 11th, ESPN. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ Andy Johnston, Umoh teaches lesson in life, Augusta Chronicle, 29 January 1997. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ (27 February 2006), 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team's First European Tour Roster Stocked With Talent Archived 31 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, USA Basketball. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ (12/10/08), Nigerian National Basketball Team Qualifies for 2009 Nations Cup Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, ZNNW.com. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ Mabunda, Sindiswa. "Nigeria Ends 20-Year Olympic Drought With Triumph Over Australia". Forbes. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Alaka, Jide (1 August 2024). "JUST IN: Paris 2024: D'Tigress lose to France, stay second in Group B". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Usen, Tom (4 August 2024). "D'Tigress Beat Canada, Become First African Nation To Reach Olympics Quarter-Final". Channels Television.
- ^ "FIBA decision on Nigeria's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA.basketball. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: NBBF invites Kalu, 15 others for preOlympics camping". newtelegraphng.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024: DTigress unveil final Olympics squad". premiumtimesng.com. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Nigeria" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ NGR Women coach – Kevin Cook: I Want to Work with Nigeria Forever, FIBA Africa. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ 2006 FIBA World Championship-Nigeria (Statistics) Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, USA Basketball
- ^ Mechelle Voepel, (14 September 2006), Another American rout, but turnovers worth noting, ESPN. Retrieved 7 March 2009.