The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has released lists of players in the boys and girls categories of the FIBA U18 African Championship to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, from 1 to 14 September. A total of 24 players (12 per team) will represent the country at the championship, featuring 12 topmost national teams on the continent, namely, Angola, Cameroon, …

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 20 players to the first phase of camping in Abuja to mark the commencement of D’Tigress’ preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Murjanatu Musa, who plays for Celta Zorka in Spain, and Ifunanya Okoro of Tindastoll (Iceland) headline the list dominated by home-based players. AfroBasket winner Nkem Akaraiwe of Nigeria Customs …

The basketball community has been thrown into a frenzy after the Nigeria Basketball Federation announced via a tweet on Friday the appointment of coach Rena Wakama as head coach for the Team Nigeria Women’s basketball team for two years. D’Tigress have been without a head coach since Otis Hughley resigned from his role with the five-time Afrobasket champions in 2022. …

The President of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Igoche Mark has promised para-basketball players that the Federation would commence a para-basketball league in the country by next year. After watching a para-basketball game at the ongoing National Para Games in Abuja on Wednesday, Mark said that the NBBF Board had a target of developing the basketball sport from the grassroots. ‘This …

The protracted leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) is not about to abate as the two factions citing different authorities to claim legitimacy. One faction is led by Mark Igoche, while the other has Musa Ahmadu-Kida as head. Igoche told newsmen on Friday that he would obey the orders of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, while Ahmadu-Kida insisted that it …