2021 Women's Afrobasket: Go For Gold - Minister of Sports Charges D'Tigress

2021 Women's Afrobasket: Go For Gold - Minister of Sports Charges D'Tigress By Niyi Busari Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has charged the Nigeria senior women's basketball team, D'Tigress to remain focus on retaining the women's Afrobasket when they face Mali in final, BSNSports com.ng can report. Sunday Dare had in a statement congratulated Nigeria's senior women basketball team, D'Tigress for qualifying for the final of the 2021 Afrobasket women championship in Cameroon. D'Tigress defeated their Senegalese opponents 73-63 in Friday night's semifinals to book a place in their third consecutive finals. The Youth and Sports Minister commended the team for their superlative performance in the tournament and praised them for doing the nation proud. The Minister urged the team to crown what has been a remarkable tournament with victory in the final so that their status as the 'Queens of the Court' on the African continent can be confirmed. The defending champions will face Mali in the final after the Malians defeated the hosts Cameroon 52-51 in the other semi final game. D'Tigress are the first team after Senegal to qualify for the women's Afrobasket final for three consecutive times. D'Tigress have won the last two editions and hope to repeat same against Mali.