Tag: FIBA World Cup
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D’Tigress Defeats Mali 73-69 To Grab 2022 FIBA Women’s Worldcup Ticket
The Nigerian side maintained their momentum from the win against France on Friday and dictated the pace of the game. They came back from a set down to defeat their fellow West Africans and book a ticket place for the competition billed for September in Australia. Nigeria lost the first quarter 20-22 at the…
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D’Tigers to battle Uganda, Mali, Cape Verde in World Cup 2023 Qualifiers
Nigeria’s D’Tigers were on Tuesday handed a tough schedule as they were drawn alongside Cape Verde, Mali and Uganda in Group A of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. At the Qualifiers’ Draw Ceremony held at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in the Swiss city of Mies, Nigeria could not have asked for…
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Spain beat Argentina 95-75 to win FIBA World Cup
Spain beat Argentina 95-75 to win the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 2006 on Sunday. Their victory in the final capped a stunning campaign for a squad considered among the rank outsiders when the 32-team tournament began. The Spaniards scored first and never relinquished the lead, relying on swarming interior defence…
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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria face Cote D’Ivoire on Friday
Nigeria’s D’Tigers will now meet Cote D’Ivoire on Friday at the City Arena in Guangzhou, in their opening match of the classification round at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. The match is the first game for the Nigerian male senior team in the classification 17-32 of the competition, and will come up at…
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2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers drawn against Russia, Argentina, South Korea
Nigeria’s senior national male basketball team, D’Tigers, will face Russia, Argentina and South Korea at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, following the draw conducted on Saturday at Shenzhen in China. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw was presented by Wanda, before a crowd of 8,000 spectators…