Nigeria’s female basketball team head coach, Rena Wakama, has been named the best coach of the tournament following the D’Tigress’s impressive performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The announcement was made by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) after the USA defeated France to secure their eighth consecutive medal in the men’s category.
The 32-year-old led D’Tigress to their most memorable performance by an African team both male and female in the history of the Olympic Basketball Tournament by reaching the Quarterfinals of the competition.
At the Women’s Olympic Basketball tournament, the D’Tigress beat Australia in their opener and also beat Canada 79-70 in between the 54-75 loss to hosts France before the 88-74 quarter-final loss to USA.
The D’Tigress under Wakama’s watch made history in Paris as the first African team –male or female to reach the quarter final stage of an Olympic Basketball’s event.