D’Tigress wins 5th consecutive title after beating Mali
Africa’s reigning queens, D’Tigress, on Sunday defeated Mali 78-64 to clinch an unprecedented fifth consecutive AfroBasket title.
Mali demonstrated their determination to end Nigeria’s winning streak, drawing the first blood by winning the first quarter 26-21.
D’Tigress dug deeper into their technical books of tricks to rally back in the second quarter with a 20-15 win.
It was Nigeria all the way as D’Tigress outdunked Mali with a 20-15 win to extend their historic dominance and inch closer to another title.
With their eyes on the prize, the Nigerian girls wrapped up the game with a 17-8 win against their West African neighbours.
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