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Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa makes Phoenix Mercury roster for 2025 WNBA season

Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa will suit up for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season after being named in the team’s final roster, Afrosport reports. The Mercury signed Musa to a training camp contract in March after impressing at French club Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, averaging 14.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.6 steals through 17 games. The 25-year-old, a two-time Olympian...

Paris 2024: Hosts France blowout Nigeria’s D’Tigress in women’s basketball Group B tie

by Ibikunle Salako

1 August 2024

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress, suffered a 75-54 blowout defeat to Paris 2024 Olympics hosts France in the women’s basketball on Thursday. The D’Tigress, who made history in their opening game against the Opals of Australia, were unable to replicate a similar defensive showing against Les Bleues in their second Group B game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Allez Les Bleus France move past...

Paris 2024: D’Tigress off to winning start, stuns Australia in women’s basketball

by Ibikunle Salako

29 July 2024

The FIBA rankings did not come into play on Monday as Nigeria’s D’Tigress, the lowest-ranked side in the women’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, recorded one of their biggest ever wins as they saw off Australia 75-62 in their opening game. The Rena Wakama-led side stunned the Opals, who are ranked fourth in the FIBA Power rankings, to record their first win in the...

Women’s Afrobasket 2023: Nigeria defeat Egypt, book automatic quarterfinals berth

by Ibikunle Salako

30 July 2023

The D'Tigress of Nigeria continued their rampant display at the 2023 Women's Afrobasket in Kigali, Rwanda, with an 83-65 win over Egypt at the BK Arena on Sunday. The defending champions made it two wins in as many games to top Group D and secure automatic qualification to the quarterfinals as leader of the group. Rena Wakama's ladies were dominant right from the jump with an...

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Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa makes Phoenix Mercury roster for 2025 WNBA season

Paris 2024: Hosts France blowout Nigeria’s D’Tigress in women’s basketball Group B tie

Paris 2024: D’Tigress off to winning start, stuns Australia in women’s basketball

Women’s Afrobasket 2023: Nigeria defeat Egypt, book automatic quarterfinals berth

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