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AFTER WORLD CUP HEROICS! D’Tigress move up 15 places on FIBA ranking, now ranked 18th in the world
D’Tigress have moved up 15 places in the latest FIBA Women’s ranking to 19th spot in the world after their 2018 World Cup heroics.
At the last world cup, Nigeria became the first African team to win more than one game in a single World Cup tournament and also advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.
Ranked the lowest at 34th before the 2018 FIBA World Cup in Spain, D’Tigress have now emerged as the 2nd best team in Africa, replacing Angola.
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Coach Otis Hughley tutored side recorded three wins in a row defeating Turkey, Argentina and Greece before losing to World number one, USA in the quarter-final.
While reacting to the latest ranking, NBBF President, Musa Kida expressed delight in the hard work of the federation.
He said the hard work saw a better prepared and motivated D’Tigress take on the world in a stunning fashion and has finally been recognised.
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According to him, with the recent feat of the team in 2017 when they emerged as African Champions before shocking the world at the 2018 FIBA World Cup, it was just a matter of time before the team took its pride of place.
(NAN)
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