Ahead of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has released D’Tigress’ preliminary squad. According to the Media Coordinator, Akeem Busari, the team has officially begun preparations to defend their title. Busari said the team will open camp with structured activities, including homecoming games in Abuja this July. ‘These exhibition matches will celebrate …

A few days after learning their group opponents for the 2025 AfroBasket Championship, the D’Tigers have been drawn in Group C in the first phase of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, where they will play Rwanda, Guinea and Tunisia. The draw was held on Tuesday at the renowned ALHAZM in Doha, Qatar, the host country of the 2027 tournament. …

Nigeria’s male senior basketball team D’Tigers have conquered the fear of missing out on this year’s FIBA AfroBasket championship after they were declared ‘qualified’ for the tournament before their last qualifying match against Cape Verde on Sunday. D’Tigers were billed to face Group B leaders Cape Verde in their last game of the second phase of the qualifier on Sunday …

In a thrilling display of sportsmanship, the Seyi Tinubu Basketball Championship has concluded in Plateau State, with the Dogon Dutse Warriors emerging victorious. Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, offered a total of N5 million in cash prizes, with N3 million awarded to the Dogon Dutse Warriors and N2 million to the runners-up, Tudun Wada Lakers. The championship, held …

Nigeria will face Mali in the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024 on Saturday (today) at 4 pm at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Junior D’Tigress reached this stage by defeating Uganda 71-67 in a nail-biting semifinal clash at the same venue on Friday, with the narrow win also securing them a ticket for the FIBA U19 …

Two-time champions, Mali have dumped Nigeria’s male representatives, Junior D’Tigers out of the FIBA AfroBasket championship holding in South Africa, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Despite leading in the first quarter by 23-19, the Junior D’Tigers trailed by 2 points at the end of the first half by 40-38 to the Malians. It ended 81-70 in favour of the Malians who picked the …

Nigeria’s Idubamo Beggi has been named among the ten best players of the group phase of the 2024 FIBA U-18 Women’s AfroBasket Championships in Pretoria, South Africa, and is in the running for the MVP award of that stage of the event that entered the winner-takes-all knockout stages on Wednesday. She leads the Nigerians in efficiency, points, and assists, having …

Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has dropped out of the UFC pound-for-pound rankings for the first time in five years, following his recent submission loss to South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis. The Nigerian-born fighter, who has long been a staple in the UFC’s top 15, now faces an uncertain future as he contemplates his next move in the sport. …

It is a record time for Nigeria Basketball as the country’s boys and girls teams have qualified for the quarter-finals of the African U18 basketball championship ongoing in South Africa. It is a historic time for Nigeria in the Afrobasket U18 event, which serves as the qualification tournament for the FIBA Junior World Cup billed for Switzerland. It is the …

Nigeria’s Under-18 women’s national basketball team, the Junior D’Tigress, proved to be too dominant as they recorded a 77-point margin victory over Zimbabwe at the ongoing FIBA U18 Women’s Afrobasket in South Africa on Thursday. The Junior D’Tigress beat the Zimbabweans 107-30 in their second game in Group C to record the biggest win in the competition so far, surpassing …