{"id":1993,"date":"2025-08-02T05:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2025-08-02T05:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:53:43","slug":"dtigress-crushed-cameroon-to-secure-their-spot-in-the-afrobasket-semi-finals-for-the-sixth-consecutive-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/dtigress-crushed-cameroon-to-secure-their-spot-in-the-afrobasket-semi-finals-for-the-sixth-consecutive-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"D’Tigress crushed Cameroon to secure their spot in the Afrobasket semi-finals for the sixth consecutive tournament."},"content":{"rendered":"

Unstoppable: D’Tigress advance to a sixth consecutive Afrobasket semi-final after overpowering Cameroon; a commanding victory over Cameroon, to celebrate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nigeria women\u2019s basketball team – D\u2019Tigress, delivered a commanding performance on Thursday, crushing Cameroon 83-47 to secure a spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 FIBA Women\u2019s Afrobasket. The match took place at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n

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This emphatic victory marks Nigeria\u2019s sixth consecutive appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament. A streak that began in 2013, further solidifying their status as the dominant force in African women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n

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From the opening whistle, the defending champions imposed their will on the Cameroonian side. They raced to a 21-9 lead in the first quarter and extended their advantage to 41-29 by halftime. However, it was in the third quarter that D\u2019Tigress truly showcased their superiority, outscoring Cameroon 25-2 in a devastating display of defense and offensive precision.<\/p>\n

By the final buzzer, Nigeria had sealed a 36-point blowout win, leaving no doubt about their intent to defend their title.<\/p>\n

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Amy Okoronkwo led all scorers with 18 points, while Victoria Balogun and Nicole Enabosi each contributed 12 points to the dominant team effort.<\/p>\n

With this victory, Nigeria advances to a high-stakes semi-final clash against rivals Senegal on Saturday, as they continue their quest for a fifth consecutive Afrobasket championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unstoppable: D’Tigress advance to a sixth consecutive Afrobasket semi-final after overpowering Cameroon; a commanding victory…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-sports"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram-296x300.png",296,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"large":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"wpucv-grid-three":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",237,240,false],"wpucv-grid-two":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",394,400,false],"wpucv-grid-one":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",525,533,false],"wpucv-classic":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",168,170,false],"wpucv-classic-small":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",108,110,false],"wpucv-galary":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",394,400,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram-554x500.png",554,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram.png",554,562,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram-540x340.png",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-06-50-18-Instagram-400x250.png",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Saint Rich"]},"category_info":"Africa<\/a> Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993\/revisions\/2000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}