Nigeria women's national basketball team

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Nigeria
FIBA ranking 12 Decrease2.svg 1 (15 February 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1964
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federationNigerian Basketball Federation
Coach Rena Wakama
Nickname(s)D'Tigress
Olympic Games
Appearances3
World Cup
Appearances 2
MedalsQuarter-finals (2018)
AfroBasket
Appearances15
Medals Gold medal africa.svg (2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Bronze medal africa.svg (1997, 2015)
All Africa Games
Appearances8
MedalsGold medal.svgGold: (2003)
Silver medal.svgSilver: (2007, 2015)
Bronze medal.svgBronze: (1978, 1999, 2011)
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The Nigeria women's national basketball team (Igbo : ndị otu egwuregwu basketbọl ụmụ nwanyị nke Naịjirịa), also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African Continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship consecutively for four times in a row and six times in total. [2] They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroun, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda. [3]

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History

2004 Summer Olympics

The Nigerians competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in basketball, one of ten events their national teams qualified for. The Nigerian women's basketball team was one of the twelve teams competing in the event. They earned their berth through a zone qualifying tournament and played in Group A along with Australia, Brazil, Greece, Japan, and Russia. [4] The team went 0–5 in the preliminary round. In the 11/12th place game, they defeated the Korea for a final finish of 11th out of 12 teams. [5] With this win, they became the first women's African basketball team to win a game at the Olympics. [6]

Mfon Udoka was the team's leading scorer and the tournament's second highest scorer. Team athletes Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Joanne Aluka both played high school basketball at Hephzibah High School prior to playing together for Nigeria. [7]

2006 FIBA World Championship for Women

Nigeria qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship by winning the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women. [8] They were placed into Group C with China, Russia, and the United States. Nigeria did not qualify for a pass into the second round and were defeated in the 15/16th place game by fellow African representatives Senegal by a score of 66–64. Their tournament record was 0–5.

Nigeria also participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.

Team in 2007

The team attended the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007; the qualifying event for African teams attempting to make the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nigeria made it to the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIBA African Championship before losing to Mozambique 69–61. They won fifth place by defeating Cameroon 63–50. The team did not qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games.

The Nigerian squad went undefeated in group play during the 2007 All-Africa Games. They went on to the semi-finals and lost to Mozambique 57–46.

2009 Nations Cup

Nigeria has qualified for the 2009 Africa Cup of Nations (basketball) to be held in Libya. [9]

Competitive record

AfroBasket Women

AfroBasket record
YearRoundPositionGPWLGSGAGD
Flag of Guinea.svg 1966 did not enter
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 1968
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1970
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1974 Group stage5th532278245+33
Flag of Senegal.svg 1977 did not enter
Flag of Somalia.svg 1979
Flag of Senegal.svg 1981 Group stage7th413215280−65
Flag of Senegal.svg 1983 did not enter
Flag of Senegal.svg 1984
Flag of Mozambique.svg 1986
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1990
Flag of Senegal.svg 1993
Flag of South Africa.svg 1994
Flag of Kenya.svg 1997 Semi-finals3rd 6 4 2 398310+88
Flag of Senegal.svg 2000 did not enter
Flag of Mozambique.svg 2003 Champions1st651386328+58
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2005 Champions1st523454293+161
Flag of Senegal.svg 2007 Quarter-finals5th862516448+68
Flag of Madagascar.svg 2009 Quarter-finals5th844441440+1
Flag of Mali.svg 2011 Semi-finals4th844511502+9
Flag of Mozambique.svg 2013 Quarter-finals6th835411429−18
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2015 Semi-final3rd862608477+131
Flag of Mali.svg 2017 Champions1st880645413 +232
Flag of Senegal.svg 2019 Champions1st550399243+156
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2021 Champions1st550367292+75
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2023 Champions1st550374274+100
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2025 Qualified
Total15/296 titles89612860034974+873

Team honours and achievements

Intercontinental

Continental

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket. [11] [12] [13]

Nigeria national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 0 Amy Okonkwo 26 – (1996-08-26)26 August 19961.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Maccabi Haifa Flag of Israel.svg
1 Alimat Abiola 24 – (1998-11-26)26 November 1998
C 3 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpannah 26 – (1997-07-12)12 July 19971.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Faenza Basket Project Flag of Italy.svg
G 5 Elizabeth Balogun 22 – (2000-09-09)9 September 20001.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Duke Blue Devils Flag of the United States.svg
SG 7 Sarah Ogoke 33 – (1990-06-25)25 June 19901.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Ferroviário de Maputo Flag of Mozambique.svg
G 9 Ifunanya Okoro 24 – (1999-07-06)6 July 19991.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tindastóll women's basketball Flag of Kenya.svg
F 11 Nicole Enabosi 26 – (1997-03-26)26 March 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C' Chartres Basket Féminin Flag of France.svg
14 Adenike Olawuyi 19 – (2004-02-08)8 February 2004
F 20 Murjanatu Musa 23 – (2000-05-05)5 May 20001.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Celta de Vigo Flag of Spain.svg
22 Blessing Ejiofor 24 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 COB Calais Flag of France.svg
23 Olaoluwatomi Taiwo 23 – (2000-06-16)16 June 2000
25 Adebola Adeyeye 23 – (1999-10-11)11 October 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Juliana Negedu
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Samson Sotuminu
Legend
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    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2023

Former players and coaches

This is a list of former players and coaches, as well as current players who have played on past squads, with their years on the team indicated by the Nigerian flag beneath a given year. [14] [15] [16]

NameNumberPositionNationality2004*20052006200720082009
Olawunmi Adebayo 9 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Tayeloly Adeniyi 10 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Mobolaji Akiode 6 Guard Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Joanne Aluka 5 Forward United States Flag of Nigeria.svg
Mactabene Amachree 13 Guard Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg As a player from 1994 to 2009 as an Executive 2017 to 2021
Parricia Chukwuma 12 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Kevin Cook Coach Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Adenike Dawodu 11 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nguveren Iyorhe 10 Guard Flag of Nigeria.svg
Ezinne James 15 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Aisha Mohammed 9 Guard Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Juliana Ojoshogu Negedu 7 Guard Flag of Nigeria.svg
Scott Nnaji Coach Flag of Nigeria.svg
Chineze Nwagbo 8 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Linda Ogugua 15 Center Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg
Morolake Ogunoye 5 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Ugo Oha 8 Center United States Flag of Nigeria.svg
Ugochuckwu Oha 15 Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Funmilayo Ojelabi-Ogunleye 10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Mercy Okorie 7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Adeola Olanrewaju 14 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Taiwo Rafiu 14 Center Flag of Nigeria.svg
Rashidat Sadiq 12 Forward Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Sam Vincent (basketball) Coach Flag of Nigeria.svg
Itoro Umoh-Coleman 4 Guard United States Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
Tamunomiete Whyte 5 Flag of Nigeria.svg

*Olympic games attended by the squad indicated in this year.

See also

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