Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, suffered their first defeat at the Paris 2024 Olympics, slumping to a 75-54 defeat to France in their second Group C game in Paris on Thursday. It wasn’t nearly as pretty as the opening 75-54  blowout of Australia, but Ezinne Kalu was the best performer on the day, with the New Jersey-born point guard …

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will hope to continue their fine form at the Paris 2024 Olympics when they take on hosts France in their second Group B game on Thursday (today), The PUNCH reports. The African champions, who are ranked 12th in the world, put on a great display at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium to beat the world’s …

D’Tigress of Nigeria have beaten the Opals of Australia 75-62 in women’s basketball at the Paris Olympics. Point guard Ezinne Kalu produced a clutch performance, inspiring the Rena Wakama-coached team to withstand a late rally from the Aussies at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium on Monday. The victory was Nigeria’s first at the Games since Athens 2004. Kalu finished the game …

The Super Falcons of Nigeria lost their Group C match against Spain by 0-1 on Sunday evening. The game was the second for both sides in the ongoing Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football tournament in France. Spain’s Alexia Putellas secured the victory with an 85th-minute direct free kick, which caught Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Nnadozie, off guard. With the win, La Roja …

Star striker, Asisat Oshoala has been named in the Super Falcons’ squad to face Spain in their second match in the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football tournament. The Falcons will hope to earn their first win at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France on Sunday. Here is the official lineup: NIGERIA 16. Nnadozie (GK) 3. Ohale 5. Okeke 6. …

Super Falcons of Nigeria have lost 1:0 to Brazil in their opening game at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Gabi Nunes’s spectacular goal after 38 minutes proved to be the match-winner in the physically bruising contest in Bordeaux. She dashed into the box before she let fly an unstoppable shot into the roof net. Nigeria created some decent chances, but their …

An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women’s football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics Head coach Bev Priestman also announced she will take no part in the opening game of Canada’s gold medal defence, against New Zealand. The decisions come after a staff member was detained by French authorities for flying a drone over …

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress suffered a second consecutive warm-up game defeat to Serbia in Belgrade on Sunday as they continued their preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics Games which will be held between 26 July and 11 August in France. The African champions lost 70-62 points to the 10th-ranked country in the FIBA World ranking. This is …

Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum now has the full complement of all the 22 invited players at his disposal as the team intensifies preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games. Reims of France defender Oluwatosin Demehin and Chinonyerem Macleans arrived at the team’s Hotel Barceló Montecastillo Golf and Resort base on Saturday. With the duo’s arrival, Waldrum will have five …

The Nigeria Olympic Committee has said Actively Black kits are the approved apparel by the International Olympic Committee for Team Nigeria’s use at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which hold between 26 July and 11 August. Actively Black unveiled a series of kits consisting of performing gears and track wears for Team Nigeria last week, but it came as a …