D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama expressed her elation after her team secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Olympic Games. The African champions defeated the world number five Canada 79-70 in their final group game, winning two out of their three group matches.
D’Tigress made history by becoming the first African team to reach the quarter-finals in the history of the Olympics.
“It’s surreal and I don’t think it’s going to hit me yet for another couple of hours,” Wakama told 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.”
