D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has been appointed as an assistant coach with Chicago Sky, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) club announced on Tuesday. Wakama has enjoyed immense success with the D’Tigress, having led the team to AfroBasket triumph as well as a historic outing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they became the first African team, male or female, to qualify for the quarterfinals...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and D'Tigress head coach, Rena Wakama have responded to assistant coach Abi Olajuwon's outburst over unpaid dues after the Paris 2024 Olympics. The daughter of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, on Thursday, called out the NBBF for not paying D'Tigress coaches after their impeccable outing in Paris where they reached the women's basketball quarter-finals. Olajuwon took to social media to express her...
Nigeria's women's basketball team, the D'Tigress, have taken a big leap in the latest world rankings released by the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) on Thursday. The Rena Wakama-led side are now ranked eighth in the world thanks to a historic showing in the women's basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The D'Tigress, who were ranked lowest heading in the Olympics, have moved...
D'Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has been named the best women's basketball coach at the Paris 2024 Olympics, following her team's exploits at the tournament, Afrosport reports. The announcement was made by the world basketball governing body, (FIBA) at the end of the basketball event at the Games. "Nigeria’s incredible run at Olympics wasn’t going to go unnoticed, Rena Wakama is the Best Coach of Paris...
The D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, can hold their heads high despite an 88-74 defeat to the top-ranked United States in the quarterfinals of the basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Nigeria, who were clearly the underdogs heading into the game, made the Americans fight hard to gain victory inside the packed Accor Arena in Paris, with a large part of the crowd...
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