[2] They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroon, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.

[3] The Nigerians competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in basketball, one of ten events their national teams qualified for.

They earned their berth through a zone qualifying tournament and played in Group A along with Australia, Brazil, Greece, Japan, and Russia.

Nigeria did not qualify for a pass into the second round and were defeated in the 15/16th place game by fellow African representatives Senegal by a score of 66–64.

Nigeria made it to the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIBA African Championship before losing to Mozambique 69–61.

Nigeria has qualified for the 2009 Africa Cup of Nations (basketball) to be held in Libya.

[9] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Nigerian women’s basketball team defeated Australia 75-62 in their first game.