Paris 2024: Nigeria’s D’Tigress Bow Out of Olympics in Style Despite Defeat to USA

Rarely do you see a team shown so much love in a sporting loss like D’Tigress were at the Bercy Arena in Paris last night. The crowd gave Rena Wakama and her gutsy girls a standing ovation after the match and the Media from across the world couldn’t have enough of them after.

The Americans were the obvious favorites and pretty much cruised through the first 3 quarters and at a point threatened to blow out the Nigerians with a 30 point lead.

The 4th quarter though epitomised the passion and competitiveness D’Tigress have shown in this tournament.

Defiance, Aggression, Attitude.
They kept the US team at bay, winning the quarter by a score of 26-12 for a final score of 88-74.

At the end, the packed venue rose in appreciation of what the Nigerian Ladies have brought to the tournament and the Media Interviews showed how much regard and respect D’Tigress now command in the world of international Basketball and the latest FIBA rankings just released put Nigeria at number 8. Elite company indeed.