Nigeria’s D’Tigress have reasserted their supremacy in African women’s basketball after beating Mali to win a fifth straight FIBA Women’s AfroBasket championship
With a decisive 78-64 win over Mali in the final on Sunday, the Nigerian side became the first country on the continent to win the championship five times in a row.
The win also extended Nigeria’s remarkable unbeaten streak in the competition to 29 consecutive games, a flawless run that began in 2015.
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With the win, Nigeria booked their spot at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany. Mali, along with South Sudan and Senegal, will head to the qualification tournaments next March for a chance to join them.
South Sudan claim historic bronze at 2025 Women’s AfroBasket
Earlier in the day, tournament debutants South Sudan claimed a historic bronze medal with a dramatic 66-65 win over eleven-time champions Senegal in the third place match.
It’s the Bright Starlets’ first ever continental medal, and the first time a debutant has won a medal at the competition.
Senegal’s decade-long wait for gold will continue for at least another two years, with the defeat marking only the third time the West Africans have missed out on the podium in 26 editions.
