Recently updated on October 24th, 2022 at 03:49 pm
D’Tigress of Nigeria have emerged second place winner in the female category of the inaugural 2017 FIBA 3×3 Africa Championship.
Mali proved too powerful for the D’Tigress in the final as they emerged 12-11 points winners in a keenly contested game.
Despite settling for the Silver medal, Nigeria’s Nkechi Akashili was named as one of the top 3 players alongside Mali’s Nassira Traore and Jamla Nasikombi of Uganda.
This is the second major title won under the new NBBF after the D’Tigress went 8 games unbeaten to emerge African champions in Mali.
The NBBF has so far led the national team at the cadet and senior level to 6 international competitions since its inauguration on the 21st of July, 2017 and returned with 2 gold trophies and 4 silver medals.
Final standings of the FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2017
Women
1.Mali
2.Nigeria
3.Uganda
4.Cote d’Ivoire
5.Egypt
6.Ghana
7.Togo
8.Niger
9.Mauritania
10.Gambia
