Nigeria

FIBA ranking	8 3 (8 August 2025)[1]
JoinedFIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Nigerian Basketball Federation
Coach	Rena Wakama
Nickname	D'Tigress
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	Quarter-finals (2018)
AfroBasket
Appearances	15
Medals	(2003,2005,2017,2019,2021,2023,2025) (1997,2015)
All Africa Games
Appearances	8
Medals	Gold: (2003) Silver: (2007,2015) Bronze: (1978,1999,2011)
Home Away

TheNigeria women's national basketball team, also known as theD'Tigress, representsNigeria in internationalwomen's basketball competition, and are regulated by theNigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African continent, being the currentAfrican champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship a record five times in a row and seven times in total.^[2] They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroon, 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda, and 2025 at Abidjan, Ivory Coast.^[3] They are the only African team to reach the quarter finals of both the Fiba Women's World Cup and the Olympics.^[4][5][6]

The Nigerians competed at the2004 Summer Olympics in basketball, one of ten events their national teams qualified for. The Nigerian women's basketball team was one of the twelve teams competing in the event. They earned their berth through a zone qualifying tournament and played in Group A along withAustralia,Brazil,Greece,Japan, andRussia.^[7] The team went 0–5 in the preliminary round. In the 11/12th place game, they defeated theKorea for a final finish of 11th out of 12 teams.^[8] With this win, they became the first women's African basketball team to win a game at the Olympics.^[9]

Mfon Udoka was the team's leading scorer and the tournament's second highest scorer. Team athletesItoro Umoh-Coleman and Joanne Aluka both played high school basketball atHephzibah High School prior to playing together for Nigeria.^[10]

Nigeria qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship by winning the 2005FIBA Africa Championship for Women.^[11] They were placed into Group C withChina, Russia, and theUnited States. Nigeria did not qualify for a pass into the second round and were defeated in the 15/16th place game by fellow African representativesSenegal by a score of 66–64. Their tournament record was 0–5.

Nigeria also participated in the2006 Commonwealth Games held inMelbourne, Australia.

The team attended theFIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007; the qualifying event for African teams attempting to make the2008 Summer Olympics. Nigeria made it to the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIBA African Championship before losing toMozambique 69–61. They won fifth place by defeatingCameroon 63–50. The team did not qualify for theBeijing Olympic Games.

The Nigerian squad went undefeated in group play during the2007 All-Africa Games. They went on to the semi-finals and lost to Mozambique 57–46.

Nigeria has qualified for the 2009 Africa Cup of Nations (basketball) to be held inLibya.^[12]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Nigerian women’s basketball team defeated Australia 75-62 in their first game. This was the team’s first Olympic game victory in 20 years.^[13] The team lost its second game in the tournament 75-54 against the host nation, France.^[14] In their third game against Canada, they won 79-70 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time ever. With this victory, the team became the first African basketball team, male or female, to qualify for the quarterfinals of the basketball competition at the Olympics.^[15]

FIBA World Cup [edit] FIBA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L PF PA PD 1953 N/A (Team did not exist) 1957 1959 1964 did not enter 1967 1971 1975 did not qualify 1979 did not enter 1983 1986 1990 1994 1998 did not qualify 2002 did not enter 2006 Group stage 16th 5 0 5 296 381 −85 2010 did not qualify 2014 2018 Quarter-finals 8th 7 3 4 448 508 −60 2022 Withdrawn[16] 2026 Qualified Total 3/20 0 titles 12 3 9 744 889 −145

Summer Olympics [edit] Olympic Games record Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD 1976 did not enter 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 did not qualify 2000 2004 Group stage 11th 6 1 5 403 486 −83 2008 did not qualify 2012 2016 2020 Group stage 11th 3 0 3 217 270 −53 2024 Quarterfinals 8th 4 2 2 282 295 −13 Total 3/13 0 titles 13 3 10 902 1051 −149

AfroBasket record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	GS	GA	GD
1966	did not enter
1968
1970
1974	Group stage	5th	5	3	2	278	245	+33
1977	did not enter
1979
1981	Group stage	7th	4	1	3	215	280	−65
1983	did not enter
1984
1986
1990
1993
1994
1997	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	2	398	310	+88
2000	did not enter
2003	Champions	1st	6	5	1	386	328	+58
2005	Champions	1st	5	2	3	454	293	+161
2007	Quarter-finals	5th	8	6	2	516	448	+68
2009	Quarter-finals	5th	8	4	4	441	440	+1
2011	Semi-finals	4th	8	4	4	511	502	+9
2013	Quarter-finals	6th	8	3	5	411	429	−18
2015	Semi-final	3rd	8	6	2	608	477	+131
2017	Champions	1st	8	8	0	645	413	+232
2019	Champions	1st	5	5	0	399	243	+156
2021	Champions	1st	5	5	0	367	292	+75
2023	Champions	1st	5	5	0	374	274	+100
2025	Champions	1st	5	5	0	418	279	+139
Total	15/29	7 titles	94	66	28	6421	5253	+1002

Intercontinental

• FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
  • Quarterfinals:2018

Continental

• AfroBasket Women
  • Gold Medal:2003,2005,20172019202120232025
  • Bronze Medal:1997,2015
• All Africa Games
  • Gold Medal:2003
  • Silver Medal:2007,2015
  • Bronze Medal: 1995, 1978,1999,2011

Roster for the2025 Women's AfroBasket.^[17]

Nigeria women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age –Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 0 Amy Okonkwo (C) 28 –(1996-08-26)26 August 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tango Bourges Basket C 3 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpannah 28 –(1997-07-12)12 July 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Magnolia Basket Campobasso G 4 Elizabeth Balogun 24 –(2000-09-09)9 September 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Charnay Bourgogne Sud SG 7 Sarah Ogoke 35 –(1990-06-25)25 June 1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Ferroviário de Maputo G 9 Ifunanya Okoro 26 –(1999-07-06)6 July 1999 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sporting PG 10 Promise Amukamara 32 –(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Maccabi Rishon LeZion C 13 Vera Ojenuwa 20 –(2005-02-02)2 February 2005 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Georgia Lady Bulldogs F 20 Murjanatu Musa 25 –(2000-05-05)5 May 2000 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre C 22 Blessing Ejiofor 26 –(1998-09-02)2 September 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Alpo Basket PG 23 Ezinne Kalu 33 –(1992-06-26)26 June 1992 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) OBG Roma C 25 Victoria Macaulay 34 –(1990-08-07)7 August 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Emlak Konut SK F 33 Nicole Enabosi 28 –(1997-03-26)26 March 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Chartres Basket Feminin	Head coach Rena Wakama Assistant coach(es) Wani Muganguzi Prince Ezeala Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 July 2025

This is a list of former players and coaches, as well as current players who have played on past squads, with their years on the team indicated by theNigerian flag beneath a given year.^[18][19][20]

Name	Number	Position	Nationality	2004*	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Olawunmi Adebayo	9
Tayeloly Adeniyi	10
Mobolaji Akiode	6	Guard	Nigeria
Joanne Aluka	5	Forward	United States
Mactabene Amachree	13	Guard	Nigeria					As a player from 1994 to 2009 as an Executive 2017 to 2021
Parricia Chukwuma	12
Kevin Cook		Coach
Adenike Dawodu	11
Nguveren Iyorhe	10	Guard
Ezinne James	15
Aisha Mohammed	9	Guard
Juliana Ojoshogu Negedu	7	Guard
Scott Nnaji		Coach
Chineze Nwagbo	8
Linda Ogugua	15	Center	Nigeria
Morolake Ogunoye	5
Ugo Oha	8	Center	United States
Ugochuckwu Oha	15
Funmilayo Ojelabi-Ogunleye	10
Mercy Okorie	7
Adeola Olanrewaju	14
Taiwo Rafiu	14	Center
Rashidat Sadiq	12	Forward
Sam Vincent (basketball)		Coach
Itoro Umoh-Coleman	4	Guard	United States
Tamunomiete Whyte	5

*Olympic games attended by the squad indicated in this year.

• Nigeria women's national under-19 basketball team
• Nigeria women's national under-17 basketball team

• FIBA profile
• Nigeria Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Afrobasket – Nigeria Women National Team

• Nigeria women's national basketball team
• Women's national basketball teams
• Women's national sports teams of Nigeria
• 1974 establishments in Nigeria
• National sports teams established in 1974

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