Tag: FIBA
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Minister hails D ‘Tigress’ qualification for FIBA world cup
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated the Nigerian national women basketball team, D’Tigress, for picking a ticket to the FIBA Women World Cup. The D’ Tigress who are three times Afrobasketball champions beat their Malian opponents 73-69 on Sunday in Serbia to qualify as Africa’s sole representative. They had earlier beaten…
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Cape Verde cage D’Tigers in 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier opener
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Friday opened their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier campaign with a defeat to Cape Verde. The 2015 African champions fell 71-79 to Cape Verde on Friday at the Benguela, Pavilhão Multiusos Acácias Rubras in Angola. The Nigerian men’s basketball team started the game on a high note with a 20-18 lead 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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12 Nigerians listed to officiate in 2021/2023 FIBA competitions
Twelve Nigerians have been accredited to officiate in the 2021/2023 international basketball window. Afolabi Oni, the Media Coordinator of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said this followed the conclusion of the 2021 Federation International Basketball Association (FIBA) Commissioner and Referees examinations on Monday. Oni added that current Technical…
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FIBA 2019: D’Tigers edge West African rivals Cote d’Ivoire 83-66
Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers on Friday in China at the ongoing FIBA World Cup defeated Cote d’Ivoire 83-66 in their first classification phase game. Having finished third in Group B with three points, the D’Tigers entered into the classification phase of the tournament as Africa’s top performers. They are therefore poised to clinch…
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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria lose second game 81-94 to Argentina
Nigeria’s D’Tigers lost 81-94 to Argentina on Monday in their second Group B game at the ongoing FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup in China. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defeat was Nigeria’s second consecutive loss at the tournament, having lost the opening game 77-82 to Russia on Saturday. D’Tigers, being debutants…
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FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers face American side in friendly
Nigeria’s D’Tigers is set to take on the American One Orange Sports basketball team in New York, on Saturday. The exhibition match is part of the team’s preparations for the 2019 Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) World Cup. Nigeria is one of the five African countries that qualified for the tournament holding in China between…
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We’ll be well prepared for 2019 FIBA World Cup – Kida
Musa Kida, the President, Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), on Tuesday said that the national senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, would be well prepared for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Nigeria ranked number one in Africa and 33 in the world and in Group B with Russia, Argentina and Korea who are ranked 10,…