{"id":336787,"date":"2024-08-30T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=336787"},"modified":"2024-08-30T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:04:02","slug":"dtigress-make-history-as-first-african-team-to-break-into-fiba-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/30\/dtigress-make-history-as-first-african-team-to-break-into-fiba-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Tigress Make History As First African Team To Break Into FIBA Top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>D&#8217;Tigress&#8217; historic rise was fuelled by a stellar Olympic campaign<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Nigeria Senior Women&#8217;s Basketball Team, D&#8217;Tigress, has risen to eighth place in the world rankings following a strong performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>This impressive four-spot jump solidifies their status as one of the top ten teams in the world, making them the first African team\u2014male or female\u2014to reach this milestone in the FIBA world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;Tigress&#8217; historic rise was fuelled by a stellar Olympic campaign that included several notable accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the team won two out of three games, becoming the first African team (male or female) to reach the Olympic quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>They had started with a landmark victory against Australia in their opening game, winning 75-62 to mark their first Olympic win in 20 years as well as a brilliant performance against France.<\/p>\n<p>Even though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/15\/former-sports-minister-dalung-speaks-on-dtigress-unpaid-allowances\/\">D\u2019Tigress<\/a> lost 54-75 in their second game to hosts France in Lille, they surged back to beat Canada 79-70 and qualify for the quarter-finals from Group B which made them the first African team to advance to the Olympic basketball quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Although they were defeated by the United States in the quarter-finals, D\u2019Tigress\u2019 remarkable performance earned their head coach, Rena Wakama, the accolade of best coach of the women\u2019s basketball event.<\/p>\n<p>The top five teams in women\u2019s basketball remain the United States (Olympic champions), Australia, France, China, and Spain. 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