Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have officially commenced preparations for the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship with the opening of their training camp in Abuja.
Head coach Rena Wakama has joined the team at the camp as 14 players begin early training ahead of the tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The camp marks the start of Nigeria’s campaign to defend their continental title, having won the last four editions of the AfroBasket championship.
Wakama, who made history in 2023 as the first female head coach of the team, led D’Tigress to their fourth consecutive title that year—becoming the first Nigerian woman to coach the team to such success.
D’Tigress coach Rena Wakama. Photo Credit: X
Her leadership has also earned global recognition after guiding D’Tigress to a historic quarterfinal finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the first by any African team, male or female, in Olympic basketball history. That feat earned her the FIBA Best Coach award.
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As of now, 14 players have reported to camp:
- Solape Amusan
- Olawuyi Adenike
- Murja Musa
- Amy Okonkwo
- Nicole Enabosi
- Victoria Macaulay
- Vera Ojenuwa
- Elizabeth Balogun
- Abiodun Damilare
- Blessing Ejiofor
- Ifunaya Okoro
- Abiodun Yusuf
- Pallas Kunaiyi
- Ezinne Kalu
More players are expected to arrive in the coming hours as the squad continues to build toward full strength.
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The training camp in Abuja will serve as the foundation for Nigeria’s bid to secure a fifth straight AfroBasket title, with a final squad expected to be named before the team departs for Ivory Coast.
