Tag: D’Tigress
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China cage D’ Tigress 90-67 in FIBA World Cup qualifier
D’ Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Thursday, in Serbia lost 67-90 to China in their opening match at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The game played at the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade, saw the more experienced
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D’Tigress protest unpaid wages, allowances, unfair treatment by FG
Afrobasket champions, the D’Tigress are protesting over their unpaid wages and allowances. They are also expressing grievances
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Buhari congratulates D’Tigress, 2021 Afrobasket champions
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on their victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship in Cameroon. Nigeria beat Mali 70-59 in the final match of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket on Sunday in Yaounde, Cameroon, to retain the title. The win was for the third straight time.…
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AfroBasket: D’Tigress beat Mali to retain African title for third straight triumph
Nigeria’s senior national women basketball team, D’Tigress, on Sunday emerged champions of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship by defeating Mali 70-59 in Yaounde. D’Tigress’s victory in the Cameroonian capital city makes it the third consecutive one for them, having won the championship the 2017 and 2019 editions. The team, who are now unbeaten in…
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D’Tigress devour Senegal, roar into final of AfroBasket again
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Friday in Yaounde defeated their Senegalese counterparts 73-63 to book a place in the final of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. In a highly-charged semi-final encounter between two West African rivals, Nigeria continued their unbeaten run in the competition with a dominant performance. The News Agency of…
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D’Tigress beat Ivorian foes to head into FIBA Women’s AfroBasket semi-finals
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Thursday in Yaounde beat Cote d’Ivoire 72-56 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. The Nigerian side, who are the defending champions and eyeing a third title in a row, won the quarter-final game’s first three quarters to establish an unassailable lead.…
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D’Tigress begin AfroBasket title defence against Mozambique
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, will begin their 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship campaign against Mozambique on Saturday in Yaounde, Cameroon. The team will then face Angola on Monday, hoping to top their group to give an indication of their seriousness to maintain their rating as the continent’s topmost side. Thirteen players and…
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How reduction in technical crew cost us Tokyo Olympics – NBBF boss
Musa Kida, Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has attributed the early ouster of Nigeria basketball teams at the Tokyo Olympics to the reduction in the number of technical crew at the Games. Kida disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja while giving insight into the activities of the federation ahead of…
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Tokyo Olympics: D’Tigress lose final group game to Japan
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on Monday failed to lift their game and consequently succumbed 102-83 to their Japanese counterparts in the basketball event of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. D’Tigress’ loss to Japan made it three losses from three Games they played in Group B of the women’s competition’s group stage, having lost earlier…
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Tokyo Olympics: Basketball fans express disappointment with France’s victory over D’Tigress
Some basketball fans have decried the poor performance of Nigeria’s senior national women’s team, D’Tigress, for losing to the French National team, 87-62, at the basketball event of the Tokyo Olympics. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the sports fans described the match as a total whitewash of the D’tigress, expressing…