D’Tigress head coach, Rena Wakama, has expressed her satisfaction with the current players at her disposal and outlined her commitment to discovering and nurturing new talent for the future of Nigerian women’s basketball.
Following D’Tigress’ impressive performance at the Paris Olympics, where Nigeria’s women’s basketball team reached the quarterfinals, point guard Ezinne Kalu has expressed deep gratitude to Nigerian fans for their unwavering support.
Former Super Falcons forward, Desire Oparanozie has dismissed the notion that Nigeria’s large population should automatically translate to success at the Olympic Games.
Ruth Usoro, who qualified for the Women’s Long Jump event at the Paris Olympics, has revealed that insufficient participation in tournaments prior to the Games affected her performance.
Rena Wakama has been voted as the Best Coach at the Paris Olympic Games, following her remarkable leadership of Nigeria’s D’Tigress through a series of historic achievements.
Team Nigeria concluded its participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics without securing a single medal, making it the country’s most disappointing performance since the London 2012 Games.
In a disappointing turn of events for Team Nigeria, medal hopeful and world record holder Tobi Amusan has failed to secure a spot in the Olympic final of the 100m hurdles.
