Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Nigeria women's basketball captain, Amy Okonkwo, has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket.

This feat caps off a historic campaign that saw D'Tigress clinch their fifth consecutive continental title in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

The announcement came shortly after Nigeria's emphatic 78-64 victory over Mali in the final held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville.

The final brought together two of Africa's strongest sides, but it was Nigeria who asserted their dominance when it mattered most-extending their unbeaten run in AfroBasket competition to 29 games since 2017 and securing their seventh overall title.

Amy Okonkwo, who spent the entire final on the court, led by example wi...