2026 FIBA WWC: Wakama names D’Tigress final 12-player squad

D’Tigress caput coach, Rena Wakama has unveiled her 12-player roster for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, DAILY POST reports.

The team, which volition beryllium led by captain, Amy Okonkwo, features a blend of experienced players and emerging talents.

Wakama’s broadside volition beryllium making its 3rd quality astatine the tournament, pursuing its erstwhile outings successful 2006 and 2018.

Ezinne Kalu and Promise Amukamara are the lone players who were portion of the D’Tigress squad astatine the 2018 edition.

The duo volition marque past arsenic the lone Nigerian players to person featured astatine 2 FIBA Women’s World Cups.

D’Tigress arrived successful Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday for the tournament, which volition tally from September 4 to 13.

The West Africans person been drawn successful Group B alongside Hungary, South Korea and France.

They volition unfastened their run against the Republic of Korea astatine the Berlin Arena on Friday, September 4.

The African champions volition instrumentality to enactment a time aboriginal against Hungary astatine the Max-Schmeling-Halle successful Berlin earlier concluding their group-stage run against France astatine the Berlin Arena on Monday, September 7.

D’Tigress had a memorable outing astatine the 2018 edition, wherever they made past arsenic the archetypal African squad to scope th...