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D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama can’t hide her excitement following the team’s victory over Canada at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday.
The African champions defeated Canada 79-70 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy Arena.
D’Tigress shredded every pre-tournament prediction and expectation to make it to the quarter-finals for the first time.
“It’s surreal and I don’t think it’s going to hit me yet for another couple of hours,” Wakama, who has done a breathtaking job at the helm, with Nigeria having outlasted both Australia and Canada was quoted by FIBA.com.
“I am proud of my girls and I have pushed them so hard. I have pushed them harder than anyone can even imagine. It’s because I know what they can do and we did that today and we showed them who we are.
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“It’s about every little detail and I make them start over [if not done right], I make them do everything right for these reasons. So, in crunch time and in pressure situations, we can execute when our backs are up against the wall.”
The very mention of the record-breaking exploits and the significance of the victory for Africa as a whole and Wakama is left struggling to get her words out.
“I am going to get emotional. I mean, oh jeez – trust the process, keep fighting, keep pushing,” smiled the play-caller.
“I have always been a fighter growing up. You tell me I can’t do something and I am going to tell you that I can.
“I hope young girls are watching his I wanted to be the first but I don’t want to be the last. If we invest in Africa we are capable of doing really amazing things. We have to put some eyes on Africa and develop the game there and it starts with grassroots. it will make the game so much better.”
By Adeboye Amosu
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