Paris2024: Pres. Tinubu Celebrates D’Tigress, Rena Wakama For Outstanding Performance

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu Breaks Silence as he celebrate Rena Wakama for her exploits at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

In a statement released by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngalale, on Monday, President Tinubu congratulated Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, and their coach, Ms. Rena Wakama, for their historic feat at the Olympics.

He also commend Wakama on her recognition as the best coach of women’s basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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President Tinubu praised the team’s performance, which saw them become the first African basketball team to reach the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games.

“President Tinubu affirms that winning trophies and medals is the ultimate goal in competitive sports, but nothing trumps the place of good sportsmanship, discipline, and sacrifice shown by all those who held the Nigerian flag at the Olympic Games.

“The President thanks the Nigerian contingent and wishes them success in their respective endeavours,” the statement said.