D’Tigress placed in Pot 2 for the FIBA World Cup draw

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has been placed in Pot 2 for the draw of the 2026 FIBA World Cup, which will take place in Berlin on April 21. This edition will mark an expansion of the tournament from 12 to 16 teams, with nations such as the United States, France, and Australia in Pot 1. D’Tigress will be making their third World Cup appearance after 2006 and 2018, and are preparing intensively with a WNBA tour in the United States, where they will face several top-level teams. The draw will determine their opponents for the competition, which will be held in Germany from September 4 to 13.