Nigeria have retained their crown as champions of the continent at the women's AfroBasket in Senegal.

D'Tigress beat hosts Senegal by five points.

Nigeria's president retweeted the world basketball federation's tweet, saying the entire country rejoiced with the back-to-back champions:

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D'Tigress tweeted that it was a tough battle - and gave special thanks to all their fans:

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