Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, defeated Senegal to set a semi-final in the ongoing 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket ball.
The Senegalese put up a hard fight, with the game ending 75–68 a victory for Nigeria.
The tension-soaked encounter saw D’Tigress start strong, taking the first quarter 22–17, and showcasing sharp offensive execution and tight defensive control.
Senegal, however, responded in the second quarter, to edge Nigeria 21–20, reducing the deficit heading into halftime.
But the third quarter proved the most challenging for the D’Tigress as the Senegalese surged ahead with a dominant 21–9 run, putting the four-time defending champions on the back foot.
But the Nigerian side mounted a remarkable comeback in the final quarter, outscoring Senegal 23–10 to seal the win and advance to the final.
With the result, Nigeria will now face the winner of the Mali Vs. Sudan semifinal clash, scheduled for later tonight, in what promises to be a thrilling AfroBasket 2025 final.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
