Afrobasket 2019: Buhari hails D’Tigress’ victory

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, for a highly impressive outing at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, which saw them coast home to victory at the finals by beating the hosts, 60-55.

He commended the team for the remarkably synergized play that enabled them to outpace and outplay all the teams at the tournament to retain the title they won in 2017, further consolidating their position as African champions with four titles.

The President, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, praised the team for discipline, maturity and focus all through the tournament, and purpose in promoting the Nigerian flag and accompanying virtues of resilience, persistence and dogged pursuit until victory was achieved.

He sent appreciation to all the officials and technical hands that guided the team to win the African title.

The President urged them to remain focused on deploying such energy and talent in subsequent global tournaments.