The President of the Federal  Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated the D’Tigress for qualifying for the quarter finals of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The President commended the team for their uncommon demonstration of resilience,  teamwork, and diligence shown so far, and  also commends the coach and the team managers  for their dedication and dutifulness which have resulted in their wins.

He encouraged the brave Tigress not to rest until the final victory was won.
He therefore assured the team and the entire Nigerian contingent at the Olympic 2024 of his support and encouraged them to  fly  the Nation’ s flag at the global sports event.

The President also noted that the D Tigress Team winning two games for the first time at the Olympics, was  impressive  as they  condemned winless Canada to an early trip back home.

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh also commented on the D’Tigress for their feat, said today, the women have made history for being the first African Team to reach the Olympic quarter finals.

He enjoined them not to relent but put more effort to achieve their main objective of bringing back the medal.

Kehinde Ajayi (Mrs)
Director (Information and PR)