The head coach of D’Tigress, Rene Wakama, has urged the Nigeria Basketball Federation ( NBBF) to invest more in women’s games.
Despite losing out in the quarter-final, D’Tigress were one of the biggest revelations in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
They defeated highly-rated Australia in the opening game and came back strongly in the initial group game against Canada after suffering a defeat to France in the second.
They gave champions the United States a run for their money in the quarter-final before they lost 74-88.
Wakama said we need to invest in ourselves.
” We need to invest in ourselves, give the girls the resources and support they need to reach the podium next time.
“We are capable and we have the talent”.
” Everyone on the team is a full Nigeria “.
” We don’t have to go out and get someone like other teams we are born and bred Nigerians.
” But we have to invest in the future and import”, she said.
