Nigeria

Nigeria reached the quarter-finals in Paris, the first African team to do it at an Olympics. Rena Wakama was born in Raleigh, played college basketball at Western Carolina and has been an assistant with the Chicago Sky since 2025 — the first woman to coach D'Tigress.

Head coach

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina to Nigerian parents; played four years of NCAA Division I at Western Carolina. Coached at Manhattan College, Stony Brook and Tulane, and has been an assistant coach with the WNBA's Chicago Sky since 2025. First female head coach of D'Tigress; won AfroBasket 2023 and 2025.

Roster — final 12

Pos.	No.	Name	Club	Age	Height	Ctr.	Note
F	0	Amy Okonkwo	ATL (WNBA)	30	6 ft 2 in	USA	—
SG	1	Grace Efosa-Aguebor	Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket	24	5 ft 10 in	FRA	—
C	3	Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah	Emlak Konut	29	6 ft 2 in	TUR	—
G	4	Elizabeth Balogun	Valencia Basket Club	25	6 ft 1 in	ESP	—
F	5	Jordan Obi	Kirklareli Basketbol Spor Kulubu	23	6 ft 1 in	TUR	—
PG	10	Promise Amukamara	REG Women BBC	33	5 ft 9 in	RWA	—
PF	15	Maryam Dauda	Morlaix Saint Martin basket	23	6 ft 4 in	FRA	—
F	20	Murjanatu Musa	Basket Landes	26	6 ft 2 in	FRA	—
PG	23	Ezinne Kalu	Beijing Women's Team	34	5 ft 9 in	CHN	Former Atlanta Dream
C	25	Victoria Macaulay	Athinaikos Qualco	36	6 ft 4 in	GRE	Former Chicago Sky
C	32	Rita Igbokwe	CDE Leganes	25	6 ft 4 in	ESP	—
F	33	Nicole Enabosi	DVTK HUNTHERM	29	6 ft 1 in	HUN	—

Fri 4 Sep	vs	🇰🇷 Korea	L 81–99 Final
Sat 5 Sep	vs	🇭🇺 Hungary	L 67–71 Final
Mon 7 Sep	vs	🇫🇷 France	L 56–111 Final

Women’s Basketball World Cup

Head coach

Roster — final 12

Group B fixtures

Knockout