AFCON/WAFCON spotsAnother feat on the continent in 2023 was the qualification of both the Super Eagles and the Super Falcons for next year’s AFCON and WAFCON respectively. Victor Osimhen was the AFCON qualifiers top scorer with 10 goals as Nigeria topped its group with 15 points. She was, however, unable to defend her title, finishing fifth in the race which was won by Jamaica’s Danielle Williams. Dominant D’TigressJust about a month after the appointment of Rena Wakama as the coach of D’Tigress, the Nigeria national women’s basketball team on August 5 won the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament. Before the men’s triumph, Nigeria was selected as one of the countries to host the ICC 2023 Cricket World Cup Trophy.

Source: Punch December 26, 2023 09:45 UTC