Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has commended Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress for qualifying to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball competition at the ongoing 2024 Olympics in France.
In a statement on Sunday, Abbas said the Nigerian female basketball team had been doing the nation proud, urging them to maintain the tempo.
He rejoiced that the D’Tigress made history by being the first African team to qualify for the quarterfinals at the Olympics.
Abbas assured the D’Tigress and the entire Nigerian contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics of the support of the house.
He urged the team and other members of the Nigerian contingent to remain focused and determined to win laurels for the country.(NAN)
