D'Tigress: Nigeria to face Colombia, Philippines, Germany, Korea, France in FIBA Women's World Cup qualifier

Tosin Abayomi 22:32 - 07 October 2025

Nigeria's D'Tigress are set to face Colombia, Philippines, Germany, Korea, France in 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup qualifier.

Nigeria's senior women's basketball team known as D'Tigress now know their opponents in the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup qualification group.

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The draw was held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 by former captain of the French national team Endy Miyem, .

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup draw

D'Tigress and the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) sent a representative to the draw ceremony at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.

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This comes after D'Tigress won their fifth straight FIBA Women's AfroBasket title.

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All teams in the draw are aiming to pick up one of the 16 tickets to the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 in Berlin.

Nigeria's D'Tigress are 5-time consecutive champions of AfroBasket after defeating Mali 78-64 in Côte d'Ivoire.

The Qualifying Tournaments will take place in four host cities: Wuhan, China; Lyon-Villeurbanne, France; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Istanbul, Turkey, from March 11–17, 2026.