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The couple tied the knot on November 2, 2019.

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Saturday, August 5, was another memorable day for Nigerian basketball as the national women’s team, D’Tigress won their fourth consecutive title after a thrilling 84-74 victory over Senegal in the final of the 2023 Afrobasket tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. With that victory, the Nigerian side made history to become only the second team ever after…

Similarly, Rena Wakama, D'Tigress head coach, became the first female coach to win the competition since its inception in 1966.

The Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, began their title defence in the 2023 Women’s AfroBasket tournament with a resounding victory against the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday PUNCH reports.

Nigeria have named a 20-player roster of largely new faces for a training camp ahead of AfroBasket in Rwanda, with the majority of their experienced players omitted after they failed to show up for tryouts.

Nigeria's D’Tigress fell 90-76 to China their International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup Qualifiers in Belgrade.

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TUCSON, Ariz. – After helping bring Arizona women's basketball into the national spotlight, Aari McDonald is set to be inducted into the Arizona Ring of Honor on Friday, Jan. 7, during the Wildcats' PAC-12 opener against Washington State. Her name will be enshrined in McKale Center with the likes of Davellyn Whyte, Ify Ibekwe, Shawntice Polk, Dee Dee Wheeler and her former head coach, Adia Barnes. The ceremony will take place post-game.  

Nigerias womens basketball team are about to have some of their outstanding allowances and bonuses paid, after taking to social media to berate government and basketball officials.