Nigeria’s senior female national team D’Tigress, yesterday arrived Lille, France, for its last preparatory game against Japan, ahead of the Paris Olympic games that begins Friday.
D’Tigress, who have been preparing and training hard in Germany, under the tutelage of highly-regarded Coach Rena Wakama, also played two test games against Germany and Serbia, losing both respective matches.
On Wednesday D’Tigress would go out for another test game, this time, against the Japan female national basketball team by 8pm, in Lille, France.
However, reports from the team’s camp reveals that the reigning Afrobasket champions are ready and determined to to into the Olympic games proper and do the nation proud.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Basketball Federation have released the final roster of the team for the Olympic games.
Leading the 12 players list is the captain of the team Amy Okonkwo, Elizabeth Balogun, Nicole Enabosi, Promise Amukamara, Murjanatu Musa and Ifunaya Okoro.
Others include Pallas Kunayi, Blessing Ejiofor, Ezinne Kalu, Olaoluwatomi Taiwo, Lauren Ebo and Adebola Adeyeye.
