D’tigress have successfully defended their title at the 2019 Fiba Afrobasket tournament with a 60 to 55 victory against Senegal.
The Coach Hughley Otis side beat the host nation in a thrilling final filled with suspense as the Senegal Team gave a hard fight with the support of the home fans
Nigeria dominated the game winning the first quarter 14 to 10 , the team maintained the Four points lead in the second quarter winning 18 to 14 , the third quarter ended 16 to 13 also in favour of D’tigress but the Host rallied back to win the fourth quarter 18 to 12 but that was not enough to win the title .
Nigeria in 2017 defeated Senegal in the final of the tournament to emerge Champions
