D’Tigress have emerged overall winner of the 2025 FIBA Women AfroBasket Championship defeating Mali 78-64 in the final held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The team clinched their fifth consecutive AfroBasket title — and seventh overall AfroBasket title, which also secured them a spot at next year’s FIBA Women’s World Cup.
Nigeria’s President gifted the Nigeria’s senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress $100,000 to each of the players, $50,000 each for the 11-man coaching and technical team, and bedroom flats at Renewed Hope Estate for every member of the team and coaching staff.
Besides, the President conferred on the players and technical crew the prestigious national honor of Officer, Order of the Niger (OON).
Award winners at 2025 FIBA Women AfroBasket Championship
- Most Valuable Player (MVP): Amy Okonkwo (Nigeria)
- All-Tournament Team (All-Star Five):
1. Amy Okonkwo (Nigeria)
2. Cierra Dillard (Senegal)
3. Delicia Washington (South Sudan)
4. Jane Asinde (Uganda)
5. Sika Koné (Mali)
- Top Scorer: Delicia Washington (South Sudan)
- Best Three-Point Shooter: Jessica Thomas (Cameroon)
- Best Rebounder: Maria Teresa Gakdeng (South Sudan)
There was no official award for Best Coach, although pundits widely agree Nigeria’s Rena Wakama had no peer.
