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D'TIGERS DOMINATE, ADVANCING TO AFROBASKET QUARTERFINALS

Nigeria's D'Tigers secured their spot in the Afrobasket Championship's last 8 in Angola with a commanding victory over a strong Cameroonian team in their final group game.

Their path to the quarterfinals included wins against Madagascar and former champions Tunisia, maintaining a perfect record in Luanda.

Notably, D'Tigers surpassed 100 points in a match for the first time in six years, with this resounding success, D'Tigers concluded the group stage of the AfroBasket Men’s Championship with a perfect record, winning all three of their matches and setting the stage for an exciting quarterfinal appearance.

The D'Tigers are now poised to compete in the quarterfinals, where they will face either Senegal or South Sudan.

The match is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda in Angola, promising an exciting showdown as they continue their Afrobasket campaign.

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👑 NAIJA QUEENS KEEP THEIR THRONE!

Welcome your 5-Peat Champs, NIGERIA! 🇳🇬

Some of Nigeria’s best exports are actually imports.

Lastnight, I keenly watched the D’Tigers defeat Senegal in an intense basketball match, and something stood out not just the game,

but the faces, the names, the energy.

What I saw were Americans… with Nigerian blood.

Kids raised in world-class facilities abroad

many by immigrant parents, yet they return with pride to wear the green-white-green.

They didn’t just show up; they showed out.

Their discipline, exposure, mindset, and performance scream of an upbringing shaped by good systems,

systems that allowed them to dream beyond survival.

And I can’t help but give kudos to Nigerian parents in the diaspora, especially Igbo parents

for doing something powerful: reminding their children of home.

Teaching them their roots while giving them wings.

In fact, I think one of the greatest blessings Nigeria has received lately is the “importation” of our own children, originally born here or of Nigerian origin but trained abroad, and brought back with excellence.

Whether it’s in sports, education, or innovation

these second-gen Nigerians keep raising the bar.

They’re built by better systems, yet shaped by a deep cultural identity.

So anytime I feel tired of Nigeria…

Anytime someone feels like leaving the country…

I remind myself: go if you must

but raise something solid. Raise children that will one day return and light up the continent with brilliance.

We may not have the system that builds champions yet,

but we sure have the spirit that produces them.

And now, Huge congratulations to the D’Tigress on defeating Senegal 75–68 to reach the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket for six time in a roll.

Raise the bar to a higher standard