President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, for winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali.
The victory in Mali, qualifies the team for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president said their performance was heroic.
He said with their performance, they had displayed “uncommon strength, confidence, skill and dexterity in their victory over the defending champions.”
While calling on the 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, Buhari gave the assurance that they would continue to enjoy the support of the federal government against other top competitors in Spain.
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