Rena Wakama , the head coach and team captain of the Nigerian women’s senior women’s basketball team D’Tigress has given an explanation about how the team defeated Canada at the Olympic games on Sunday to qualify for the first quarter finals.
D’Tigress were very excited on Sunday as the shot down Canada with 79-70 making them the first Africa team to make it beyond the group phase in Olympics history of basketball.
It also happens to be the teams first record of two wins at the Olympics.
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The team had previously been defeated by France in their previous game on Thursday but Rena Wakama had encouraged the African Champions that will get themselves back against Canada which they did.
Team captain Amy Okonkwo reacting to the win said.
“I am so proud of us. The last game wasn’t good for us, and even in the first half today (Sunday), we were not doing what we wanted to come out and do. We had a talk with ourselves and realised it was win or go home, and we decided we wanted to stay,” she said.
Canada also admitted through Natalie Achonwa that D’Tigress were the better side.
“It’s been a hell of a journey, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. If you are competing with the best in the world in do-or-die situations, you need to be ready in every possession of the game. I don’t want to make excuses. You have to show up for every possession and every play. The teams we played did better than us.”
Before this year, the teams from Africa tallied only one win in 37 games played in the women’s tournament (already Nigeria, against South Korea in 2004).
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