Back منتخب نيجيريا لكرة السلة للسيدات Arabic منتخب نيجيريا لكورة السله للسيدات ARZ Nigerianische Basketballnationalmannschaft der Damen German Εθνική Νιγηρίας (καλαθοσφαίριση γυναικών) Greek Selección femenina de baloncesto de Nigeria Spanish Équipe du Nigeria féminine de basket-ball French נבחרת ניגריה בכדורסל נשים HE Ndị otu egwuregwu basketball ụmụ nwanyị nke Naịjirịa IG Nazionale femminile di pallacanestro della Nigeria Italian バスケットボール女子ナイジェリア代表 Japanese
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| FIBA ranking | 8  4 (26 August 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1964 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Nigerian Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Rena Wakama | ||
| Nickname(s) | D'Tigress | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | Quarter-finals (2018) | ||
| AfroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Medals |  (2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) (1997, 2015) | ||
| All Africa Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (2003) Silver: (2007, 2015)  Bronze: (1978, 1999, 2011) | ||
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The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship four times in a row and six times in total.[2] They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroon, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.[3]
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria are the winners of FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "D'Tigress stun Mali to claim historic 3rd consecutive Afrobasket title". TheCable. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.