Nigeria’s D’Tigress have reaffirmed their dominance in African women’s basketball, securing a historic fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket championship with a 78-64 victory over Mali in Sunday’s final.

The win not only crowns Nigeria as the undisputed queens of African basketball but also makes them the first nation on the continent to claim five straight AfroBasket titles, a feat unmatched in the competition’s history.

With this latest triumph, D’Tigress extended their remarkable unbeaten streak in the tournament to 29 games, a flawless run that began in 2015.