Nigeria’s D’Tigress showed class in another scintillating hard-fought battle to overcome resilient Senegal 75-68 to advance to the finals of the 2025 FIBA women’s Afrobasket, for a record fifth time.
D’Tigress fought with grit and fury to oust their opponent, making it a decade of dominance Nigeria has beaten Senegal in their previous fifteen meetings.
The Nigerian team won the first quarter by 22-17. In the second quarter, Nigeria won again, but by a narrow margin of 20-21.
But Senegal bounced back, seeing Nigeria’s sluggish start to the third quarter and overwhelmingly won by 21-9. The fourth quarter was decisive, as Nigeria won 23-10 to take the game by 75-68.
The Nigerian side will on Sunday face the winner of South Sudan versus Mali in the other semi-finals.
