The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu have congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for beating Mali at the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket event.

Coach Rena Wakama-led D’Tigress, coached by Rena Wakama, were crowned champions of the basketball tournament on Sunday at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

In a congratulatory message issued on Monday by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, Abbas said, “Nigeria has now made history as the first country on the continent to win women’s Afrobasket championships five consecutive times, while the team remained unbeaten in the tournament for a decade, since 2015.

He also said, “The victory marks another joyful moment for Nigerians at home and abroad, especially as the women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, recently won the 10th WAFCON.”

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.”

On his part, the Deputy Speaker, commended the team’s remarkable display of resilience, determination, and teamwork, describing them as an inspiration to the girl child.

In a press statement signed by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs, Udora Orizu, Kalu commended Coach Wakama and the crew for their outstanding leadership and strategic execution