Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Nigeria's D'Tigress are through to their fifth consecutive final at the FIBA Women's AfroBasket after edging Senegal 75-68 in a thrilling semifinal clash on Saturday night in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

The reigning African champions had to dig deep to overcome a spirited Senegalese side, who erased a six-point halftime deficit and briefly led by eight in the third quarter.

But in the end, the D'Tigress showed why they have remained unbeaten on the continent since 2015, storming back in the fourth quarter to seal the win and extend their unbeaten AfroBasket run to 28 games.

Nigeria started the game with energy and precision, taking a 22-17 lead in the first quarter. Victoria Macaulay, Promise Amukamara, and Ezinne Kalu w...