Tag: FIBA
-
FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers may face Argentina, Brazil, Canada
Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, has been placed in Pot 7 by the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) ahead of the FIBA World Cup draw on March 16. According to a statement released by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Friday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Senegal, New…
-
FIBA: D’Tigers drop one spot in latest world ranking, retain 1st in Africa
The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers has dropped one spot from their 32nd position to 33rd in the latest FIBA world ranking released on Thursday. D’Tigers are one of the 47 teams that dropped in the ranking despite having qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. The 2017 FIBA AfroBasket runner-up, D’Tigers…
-
2019 FIBA world cup qualifier: D’Tigers beat Uganda 102-86 points
Nigeria’s senior men basketball team, D’Tigers on Friday, defeated Uganda 102-86 to commence their campaign for FIBA basketball world Cup 2019 African qualifiers in Bamako Mali on positive note. The result was made available on the official website of Nigeria Basketball Federation(NBBF). Uganda started the match on a bold note by leading D’Tigers 17-11 points…
-
NBBF crisis: NOC official says FIBA deadline now Feb. 28
World basketball governing body FIBA has extended the deadline it set for the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to resolve its leadership tussle until Feb. 28. Tunde Popoola, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the NOC had been able to secure an extension from Nov.…
-
FIBA championship: Buhari felicitates with D’Tigress, to receive them in Abuja before FEC Meeting
President Mohammadu Buhari will on Wednesday, before the Federal Executive Council (FEC), receive the victorious D’Tigress, the Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung hinted on Tuesday. Dalung, who alongside top members of the sport ministry hosted the new African queens on Tuesday, dropped the hint that the president will meet with the Afrobasket…
-
Dogara applauds D’Tigress for FIBA AfroBasket victory, qualifying for World Cup Tournament
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has hailed the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, on their victory over Senegal in the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali and for qualifying for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain. The Speaker praised the doggedness of the team, for putting up…