[7] Basigi developed the interest for football at a tender age, but started playing professionally as a left-winger with Tamale Road Masters a former lower-tier side in Northern Region of Ghana.
[13] The following year he led the team to win the Premier League again, beating Fabulous Ladies via a 5–3 penalty shootout in the final after the scores remained goalless in extra time.
[14] In December 2015, he led the team to their third consecutive league title this time around beating Northern Zone champions Ampem Darkoa Ladies by a lone goal courtesy Samira Suleman in the 66th minute.
They however lost in the final by a lone goal scored by Grace Asantewaa via direct free kick, ending the Hasmals three year dominance.
[17][18] Between 2011 and 2013, he served as the assistant coach of the Ghana women's national football team under Kuuku Dadzie.
Ghana qualified for the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia on 8 June 2014, with a 5–0 aggregate win over Ethiopia.
[23] Ghana went on to win against Ivory Coast in semi-finals via 15th-minute goal by Samira Suleman and reached the final of the Football at the African Games for the second consecutive time.
[24] In the final at Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, a late 88th-minute goal from striker Portia Boakye saw Ghana win by 1–0 against Cameroon, serving as a revenge after losing to the Indomitable Lionesses in the 2011 edition and winning the title for the first time in Ghana's history.
[30] At the competition, Ghana finished as runners-up of Group B which included West African counterparts Nigeria and Mali along with debutants Kenya.
[39] He led Ghana to win all their matches to qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with Princella Adubea finishing the tournament as top goalscorer with 10 goals.
The team had future senior players including Ernestina Abambila and Sandra Owusu-Ansah who was their captain.