The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Rivers State Chapter has congratulated Nigeria D’Tigress over their brilliant performance at just concluded FIBA Women Afrobasket in Ivory Coast, as they beat Mali 78-64 to win the competition for the fifth time consecutively and seventh time overall in the history of the Afro basketball championship
The Nigeria’s senior womens’ basketball team proved themselves throughout the competition.
Sports writers in the State, particularly commends two outstanding Rivers State indigenes in the team, the Coach Rena Wakama and player Pallas Kunaiyi Akpannah.
This was contained in Statement signed by the Chairman and secretary of the association in the State Cyril Dum Wite and Comrade Tonye Orabere respectively.
D’Tigress became the first African basketball team to win the competition in series. With this feat they have qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, in Berlin, Germany.
According to the statement with this achievement D’Tigress has made the country proud and have the potential to shock the world in any other competition and tournament.
” We congratulate Nigeria D”Tigress over their impressive performance at the Afrobasket championship held in Ivory Coast.
“We also believe that D’ Tigress will shock the world in future following their current impressive performance”
the statement said.
The association further appeal to Rivers State Government to start grassroots basketball catch them young programmes to discover talents at the rural areas and build more basketball courts, as SWAN in the State also call on the State Sole administrator Vice Admiral Ibot-Ete Ibas (retired) to formally host the two ambassadors of the State, the Coach of D’ Tigress , Rena Wakama and player, Pallas Kunaiyi Akpannah
