Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has applauded Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for securing their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title, following a 78-64 victory over Mali in the final held in Abidjan on Sunday night.
Speaking with NSC media, Dikko linked the team’s triumph to the unwavering dedication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the development of sports in Nigeria.
“This is what Nigerians have yearned for, to have a President who is very committed to Sports development and seeing this back to back international feat coming in football and now basketball is no mean fest,” he said.
Also commending the team, Director General of the NSC, Honourable Bukola Olopade, described the win as another testament to the immense talent within Nigeria’s youth and the nation’s dominance in African sports.
“We are the best sporting country on the continent and the vision of Mr President is to consistently maximise this with scientific strategies and policies at the sports commission which is what myself and the chairman are focused on,” Olopade stated.
He further hailed the historic nature of the achievement and emphasized the NSC’s commitment to sustaining excellence across all sporting disciplines, “This is not an easy record that our girls have set and we are determined to keep it up in all our sports.”
