Sarah Ogoke Breastfeeds Baby After Helping D’Tigress Win 5th Consecutive AfroBasket Title
- Nigeria's Women's basketball team, D’Tigress won the 2025 AfroBasket women's championship
- D'Tigress came back from a quarter down to defeat Mali 78-64 to win their fifth consecutive title
- A heart-warming video of Sarah Ogoke breastfeeding her baby after the match has emerged online
A heartwarming video has emerged online of a D'Tigress star doing mother duties after the team won the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket title.
The Nigerian women's basketball team defeated Mali 78-64 in the final played in Ivory Coast after going down in the first quarter by five points.
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According to The Cable, D'Tigress became the first team to win five consecutive AfroBasket titles and have not lost since 2015, a run of 29 matches.
Coach Rena Wakama, who made history as the first woman to lead a team to an AfroBasket title, extended her record by becoming the first to win back-to-back titles.
Sarah Ogoke breastfeeds her baby
A video has emerged online showing D'Tigress star Sarah Ogoke breastfeeding her baby in the dressing room after playing in the final against Mali.
Ogoke earned plaudits from the Nigerian fans for the sacrifice and commitment to help the team less than a year after becoming a mother.
@Inno4chi wrote:
“Ann Chiejine represented Nigeria in 2 tournaments with pregnancy. The Olympics in Sydney and WAFCON in SA both in 2000. Women are sacrificing for this nation with little recognition.”
@RegalJr_hi_sho wrote:
“The baby deserves a medal too and a reward from the president because he/she is a team player. 😍”
@jaysnipes10 wrote:
“So glad the dressing room allows her to be a mum and at the same time a D'Tigress player. Thanks to the teams and staff for not stigmatising a mother. God bless any society that treats mothers as queens. She who gives life should be cherished, loved and adored. Congrats!”
@Lanredeola wrote:
“How did she cope? Playing and training while nursing a baby? That is a legend right there, and Sarah Ogoke is her name!”
According to Punch, the legendary basketballer, who captained the team to victory in 2023, returned to the squad last month after missing the Paris 2024 Olympics due to pregnancy.
The 35-year-old Ogoke, who is also a medical doctor, was the only member of the squad to win all five consecutive AfroBasket titles, making an astonishing sacrifice to seal the historic feat.
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Ogoke expressed gratitude to Nigerians
Ogoke, who also lost her father last year, spoke before the semi-final win over Senegal and expressed her gratitude to everyone who assisted her in making the comeback.
“I'm thankful, gratitude is the keyword here. I had a rough year last year, but this year, the sun is back out again and I'm enjoying the fruits of my labour,” she said.
“I'm thankful for my family, this organisation and Nigerians because they had the faith in me to be ready for this moment. Shout-out to Nigerians for their support.”
Nigerians react after D'Tigress beat Mali
Legit.ng reported that Nigerians urged President Tinubu to compensate D'Tigress with $100,000 each after winning the 2025 AfroBasket title.
The president set a precedent after handsomely rewarding the Super Falcons after winning their 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations title in July.
Proofreading by Omoleye Omoruyi, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
