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8th African Nations Championship: Eagles lose opening match 0-1 to title-holders Senegal
Cup-holders Senegal scored with their only shot on goal after a subtle onslaught that teased goalkeeper Lawal Mustapha out of his goalpost, and enabled the Senegalese strikers the opportunity to score the only goal of their African Nations Championship Group B clash in Zanzibar on Tuesday with 15 minutes left.
Ondo gov gifts Super Falcons player N30m, house
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has rewarded Super Falcons defender, Tosin Demehin, with ₦30 million and a house for her outstanding performance at the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations.
Sanwo-Olu to D’Tigress: You made Nigeria proud
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on winning the African championship at the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s AfroBasket.
FG Rewards D’Tigress With OON, Each Player Gets $100,000, Flat
The Federal Government has rewarded D’Tigress, Nigeria’s female basketball team, with Order of the Niger (OON) national honours, with each of the players getting $100,000 and a flat.
Victorious D’Tigress Arrive Abuja With Afrobasket Trophy
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have returned to the country following their historic fifth consecutive title win at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
You Inspire The Girl Child, Remi Tinubu Hails D’Tigress On AfroBasket Victory
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has commended D’Tigress, Nigeria’s female basketball team on their unprecedented fifth consecutive #AfroBasketWomen title, becoming the first African country to achieve this feat.
President Tinubu congratulates D’Tigress on winning fifth consecutive Afrobasket title
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for lifting their seventh African championship at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket.
First Lady congratulates D’Tigress on Afrobasket final berth
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their qualification for the final of the 2025 Afrobasket tournament.
Tinubu Lauds D’Tigress On Fifth Consecutive Afrobasket Final
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their qualification for the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket—marking their fifth consecutive appearance at the tournament’s climax.
Super Falcons Captain, Rasheedat Ajibade recounts selling olive oil, kunu, Zobo before rising to fame
Nigeria's Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, recounts that her path to football greatness started with selling olive oil, kunu and zobo drinks in church, preceding her rise as one of Nigeria's most celebrated female athletes.