D’Tigress book FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Ticket, President Buhari Congratulates Team
The D’Tigress will just have few weeks to rest and savour their 2021 Afrobasket championship in their bid to qualify for the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia.
Otis Hughley led team booked their ticket to the Women’s World Cup 2022 Qualifying Tournaments happening in February alongside Mali after conquering Africa on Sunday.
The team would have booked an automatic World Cup ticket if not for the new Women’s National Team Competition System which came into effect in November 2019, setting out the road to all of FIBA’s main women’s competitions over a four-year cycle, including the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022.
The FIBA World Cup qualifying tournaments will feature four national teams each, with the top three from each qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2022 to complete the 12-team field for the main event.
D’Tigress will compete against Australia- host, USA (Olympics winner), Puerto Rico, Brazil and Canada.
The tournament will also have Serbia, France, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia in attendance alongside top four teams from the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup currently going on.
All eyes will be on Australia between 22nd, September and 1st, October 2022 when the World Cup will take centre stage.
meanwhile,
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated D’Tigress, on their victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship in Cameroon.
According to a statement by Mr. Garba Shehu, spokesperson to the President, President Buhari is extremely delighted to see our team excel over and over again on the regional and world stages, demonstrating that with hardwork, resilience and dedication, victory is sure.
The President joined Nigerians in celebrating the unique achievements of the winning team, praying that the discipline and talent which made them three-time Africa champions in a row, will inspire more breakthroughs in their careers.
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