……Commends the winning spirit of the team for making Nigeria proud
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, , has hailed Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for beating Mali at the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket, winning the trophy for a record seventh time.
Speaker in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Musa Krishi, Dr. Tajudeen commended the female basketball team for making Nigeria proud, saying the victory marks another joyful moment for Nigerians home and abroad, especially as the women national football team, the Super Falcons, recently won the 10th WAFCON.
Dr. Tajudeen while noting that the D’Tigress have further proven that women have the capability and the courage to cause positive changes to Nigeria, the Speaker said he is now more emboldened to continue with his campaign for gender equality, especially women’s inclusion in politics and governance.
He said he expects to see more women breaking barriers and records individually and collectively in other areas of human endeavour.
Similarly the Deputy Speaker House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Kalu, has congratulated the nation’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship, where they clinched their fifth consecutive title.
Mr. Kalu in a statement by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs Udora Orizu, hailed the team’s remarkable display of resilience, determination, and teamwork, describing them as an inspiration to the girl child.
The Deputy Speaker also commended the Coach, Rena Wakama and the crew for their outstanding leadership and strategic execution.
He said that their superb performance throughout the competition has made Nigeria proud.
