By IDNN Sports Desk | April 25, 2025
After a dazzling performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where they reached the quarter-finals, the D’Tigress AfroBasket 2025 campaign begins with sky-high expectations. Africa’s reigning champions are eyeing a record fifth consecutive title at the Women’s AfroBasket Championship holding in Côte d’Ivoire.
Their Olympic heroics have reinvigorated belief in their dominance and added fresh urgency to defend their continental crown — and potentially secure their seventh overall AfroBasket title.
🗞️ D’Tigress AfroBasket 2025 Campaign Fueled by Olympic Breakthrough
D’Tigress AfroBasket 2025 ambitions are underpinned by an elite squad, strategic depth, and a winning mentality. Since 2015, the Nigerian side has not lost a single AfroBasket match, clinching titles in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
“We’ve proven we belong at the top level. Now, it’s about staying there and showing Africa what global performance looks like,” said a senior team official during their Abuja camp.
Their Olympic quarterfinal finish was the first by an African team in women’s basketball since 2004. That experience, analysts say, will shape their approach to this year’s tournament.
🏆 Group Stage Outlook at AfroBasket 2025
The host nation, Côte d’Ivoire, headlines Group A alongside Angola and Egypt. In Group B, formidable sides like Mali, Cameroon, and South Sudan will battle for supremacy. Group C features Senegal, Uganda, and Guinea. D’Tigress are set to lead Group D, with official group placements expected to be confirmed soon.
The Nigerian team will need to hit the ground running, as each group offers increasingly competitive opponents aiming to dethrone them.
📊 D’Tigress at a Glance
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6-time AfroBasket champions (2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
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Aiming for 5 titles in a row and 7 total
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Unbeaten in AfroBasket since 2015
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Three AfroBasket MVPs in last four editions
Stay with IDNN for match-by-match coverage, pre-game analysis, live stats, and exclusive player interviews as D’Tigress AfroBasket 2025 journey unfolds.
