#Rena Wakama

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Olympics: President Tinubu Celebrates Rena Wakama For Winning Best Coach Prize

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Rena Wakama for her exploits at the Paris 2024 Olympics.  Wakama, who is the D’Tigress coach, led the Nigerian side to a historic quarter-final outing (the first African team to do so both male/female) at the Games before bowing gallantly to the US. Her exploits at the Olympics earned her the best women’s coach prize, an honour Tinubu said is…

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Paris 2024 Olympics : Wakama discusses the reasons behind D'Tigress' victory over Canada

Rena Wakama, the head coach of D’Tigress, claims that her team’s loss to the hosts, France, inspired them to give it their all in Sunday’s match versus Canada. The six-time African champions upset Australia, ranked third in the world, 75–62 in their opening Olympic match in 2024. However, D’Tigress fell short against France in the second game, 75–54. Nigeria overcame a late deficit to defeat…

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Rena Wakama Biography, Education, Career, Controversies, And Net Worth

Rena Wakama, born on April 11, 1992, in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a Nigerian professional basketball coach and former player. She is the head coach of the Nigeria Senior Women’s Basketball Team, D’Tigress, and serves as an assistant coach at Tulane University. Rena Wakama Profile NameRena WakamaReal NameRena WakamaDate of Birth11 April 1992Age32 yearsTribeIgboState of OriginRivers…

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Nigeria's coach makes history with AfroBasket title

Rena Wakama has become the first female coach to lead a team to victory in a women's AfroBasket championship final. The milestone came after Nigeria beat Senegal 84-74 in front of a sell-out crowd in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Wakama's first AfroBasket title is also Nigeria's fourth in a row - matching Senegal’s record that began in the 1970s. "It has been a long year for me. I asked God for a sign, and this trophy was the biggest of them all,” Wakama said later. Senegal trailed Nigeria from early in the first quarter and a late dash for points in the fourth quarter was not enough to make up the difference. Ifanya Okoro was Nigeria’s top scorer with 16 points. Senegal’s point guard Ciarra Dillard outscored her by three. In the third-fourth place play-off, Mali beat hosts Rwanda 89-52. Read the full article

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Paris 2024 Olympics : Wakama discusses the reasons behind D'Tigress' victory over Canada

Rena Wakama, the head coach of D'Tigress, claims that her team's loss to the hosts, France, inspired them to give it their all in Sunday's match versus Canada.

The six-time African champions upset Australia, ranked third in the world, 75–62 in their opening Olympic match in 2024. However, D'Tigress fell short against France in the second game, 75–54. Nigeria overcame a late deficit to defeat Canada 79–70 and go to the quarterfinals. Wakama was quoted by FIBA.com “I am glad we did have that loss because we were able to get back to what we do best. Also there’s no pressure now on us and we have shown everyone that we deserve to be playing here,” On Wednesday, August 7, at 8:30 p.m. Nigeria Read the full article