Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare has applauded the success of the senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the final of the 2021 Afrobasket women championship in Cameroon.
Gatekeepers News reports that Dare congratulated D’Tigress after defeating the Senegalese opponents 73-63 in Friday night’s semifinals.
The Youth and Sports Minister commended the team for their excellent performance in the tournament and praised them for making the nation proud.
He urged the team to crown a great tournament with victory in the final so that their status as the ‘Queens of the Court’ on the African continent could be confirmed.
The defending champions will face Mali in the final after the Malians defeated the hosts Cameroon 52-51 in the other semi-final game.
