Nigeria’s D’Tigress move up seven places in FIBA rankings.

Nigeria’s D’Tigress move up seven places in FIBA rankings.

Nigeria’s D’Tigress has moved up seven places in the latest International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rankings for women.

The rankings for the month of September were released by FIBA on Wednesday night.

The Nigeria’s women’s basketball team’s rise was as a result of their impressive performance at the 2023 AfroBasket Championship.

Rena Wakama’s side secured their fourth consecutive title at the competition.

According to the ranking, D’Tigress rose from 18th to 11th place with 528.9 points.

Mali and Senegal are the other African teams in the top 20.

Recall that the team won its fourth straight title at the 2023 Women’s Afrobasketball Championship held in Rwanda.

The impressive performance of Nigeria’s D’Tigress at the 2023 Women’s Afrobasketball Championship seems to have yielded a good result.