It was the eighth time that the country had failed to pick up a single medal at the Games since their first outing at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
Other barren runs include Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960, Mexico 1968, Moscow 1980, Seoul 1988, London 2012 and Paris 2024.
However, the country’s only shining light in Paris was Wakama’s D’Tigress which dazzled.
One of the youngest coaches in Olympic history, Wakama delivered a new high tide mark for Nigerian and African basketball.
D’Tigress outing in Paris was the most impactful performance by an African team in history at the Olympic Basketball Tournaments with the 32-year-old coach one of the main drivers of Nigeria’s unprecedented success.
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