Nigeria's French assistant coach Wani Muganguzi (Front) and Nigeria's players and staff pose as they celebrate after winning the women's preliminary round group B basketball match against Canada. (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)
Former D’Tigress player and team manager, Mfon Udoka has opined that the team needed to show up for themselves at the just concluded Olympic Games and they did.
Nigeria’s Basketball WNT, recorded some big wins at the Paris 2024 games and it was in spite of the challenges experienced during their close camp for the tournament.
Speaking with www.brila.net on the Games’ postmortem, Udoka hinted that all credit for the superlative performances in Paris must go to the. Ladies.
” Coach Rena and players had to show up for themselves rather than the Basketball Federation, it was the only way to make a statement.” Udoka explained.
D’Tigress reached the quarter-finals of the tournament, and it was the first time an African country would make the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament — male or female.
The former Player said the team had to keep their focus despite the poor preparation and planning by the NOC and NBBF.
