By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, on winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali and qualifying for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain.

Nigeria’s D’Tigress celebrate Afrobasket 2017 triumph Photo credit: fiba.basketball

President Buhari in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina joined other sports-loving Nigerians in saluting the heroic performance of the victorious D’Tigress over their Senegalese counterpart in the final of the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament on Sunday.

The President commended the players for displaying uncommon strength, confidence, skill and dexterity in their victory over the defending champions.

Buhari urged members of the team and their handlers to remain focused and dedicated even as they prepare for greater glory to Nigeria at the forthcoming FIBA World Cup.

The President assured the team, its managers and the Nigeria Basketball Federation of his support and that of the Federal Government to ensure that they excel against other top competitors in Spain.