Tag: Basketball
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2023 Afrobasket: D’Tigress invite players to camp ahead of competition in Rwanda
Following the successful conclusion of the open trials that was conducted in Lagos, Abuja and Chicago, some talented Nigerian basketball players have been identified and invited to camp for final selection to the Nigerian Women’s National team that will represent Nigeria in fthe 2023 Afrobasket Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda,…
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Coach Rena Wakama names 18 for FIBA Africa Women Championship
The head coach of the Nigeria senior national female team D’Tigress, Rena Wakama has called up twenty players ahead of the 2023 FIBA Afrobasket Women Championship holding in Kigali, Rwanda. The team is made up of 15 players plying their trade outside Nigeria and 5 others from First Bank, MFM and Customs Basketball Club in…
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AfroCan: Côte d’Ivoire beat Rwanda to reach the final
West African basketball power house, Cote d’Ivoire are through to the final of the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Championship going on in Luanda, Angola. They achieved this feat thanks to a narrow 74-71 points victory over Rwanda on Friday in one of the semi final game.
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Nigeria gets FIBA Africa’s wild card for AfroCan despite defeat in Abidjan
FIBA Africa has given Nigeria the last wild card slot for the second edition of AfroCan Basketball Championship scheduled to hold in Luanda the Angolan capital between the 8th and 16th of this month.
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AfroCan qualifier: D’Tigers record victory of Benin 78-51
The D’Tigers of Nigeria defeated Republique du Benin 78-51 in the second game of Match Day 2, at the ongoing 2023 FIBA AfroCan Qualifiers for Zone 3. Recall that the D’Tigers lost 65-62 to Guinea in the opening game on Friday and faced an uphill task to qualify for the tournament proper.
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Basketball: Meet D’Tigress’ new head coach, Rena Wakama
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced the appointment of Rena Wakama as the head coach of the D’Tigress FC. The D’Tigress have been without a coach since Otis Hughley resigned her appointment from the post in 2022. The former national team player will now quit her role as an assistant coach at the Stony…
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D’Tigress get new head coach
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), says it has appointed Coach Rena Wakama as Head Coach for Nigeria’s Senior Women’s National basketball team, D’Tigress. The federation made the announcement in a tweet on Friday.
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Raptors Academy, High Flyers, Anambra reach NBBF TotalEnergies Atlantic Conference Division 2 League finals
Raptors Academy of Lagos, High Flyers of Benin City and Anambra Basketball Club are through to the semi finals of the ongoing NBBF TotalEnergies Atlantic Conference Division 2 League finals going on in the Garden City of Port Harcourt.
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Our goal is to play NBBF Premier League – CEO Showtyme Hoopers, Shola Durojaiye
Showtyme Hoopers that is dictating the pace in Olubadan group of the maiden edition of the Ibadan City Basketball League (ICBL), are looking beyond the City League. The founder and CEO of Showtyme Hoopers, Shola Durojaiye, made this known in an interview with your authoritative news channel at the weekend. “We are already in the…
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Alice Gombwer and Adamawa Lions battle for top prize at NBBF TotalEnergies Division 2 Savannah Conference finals
Alice Gombwer Basketball Academy and Adamawa Lions Basketball Club are through to the final of the NBBF TotalEnergies Division 2 Savannah Conference finals in Abuja. Gombwer defeated their Kaduna State rivals ABU Knights in one of the semi final by 63 to 55 points. 11-19, 17-17, 15-8 and 20-11. To reach the semi finals, Gombwer…