File: Former D’Tigers captain Olumide Oyedeji
Former D’Tigers captain Olumide Oyedeji has warned that Nigeria can no longer take its dominance in African women’s basketball for granted after D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
D’Tigress were knocked out after losing all three Group B matches in Berlin, including a heavy 111-56 defeat by France in their final game.
Oyedeji said their campaign was a wake-up call for Nigerian basketball and urged the country to take urgent steps to prevent other African nations from closing the gap.
“The early exit is a wake-up call. It is a major step backward for the team, and urgent attention needs to be paid to the situation because the rest of Africa is also catching up with us,” Oyedeji said. Related News Golf: Nigeria Cup set for mini-festival at Ikoyi Club Iheanacho’s scoring spree lights up Turkey Ajayi deserves plaudits for Hull’s EPL start – Ikpeba
