Rena Wakama

D’Tigress set for homecoming tournament in Abuja in July

D’Tigress set for homecoming tournament in Abuja in July

The Nigeria Basketball Federation and the Nigeria women’s national team, the D’Tigress, are set to host a historic showcase on home soil, Afrosport reports. The D’Tigress, led by record-breaking coach Rena Wakama, will play in Nigeria for the first time after winning five straight FIBA Women’s AfroBasket championships The six-time African champions will take on Kenya and Togo in a homecoming event at Mo Arena in...

Paris 2024: ‘It is surreal” – D’Tigress boss Wakama says after historic win over Canada

D’Tigress coach Rena Wakama joins Chicago Sky as assistant coach

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...

NBBF & Rena Wakama respond to Abi Olajuwon’s payment outburst

NBBF & Rena Wakama respond to Abi Olajuwon’s payment outburst

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...

Women’s Afrobasket 2023: D’Tigress begin title defence with win over DR Congo

Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress jump to eighth in latest FIBA rankings 

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...

Paris 2024: ‘It is surreal” – D’Tigress boss Wakama says after historic win over Canada

Paris 2024: D’Tigress’ Rena Wakama named best women’s basketball coach

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...