Tag: NBBF
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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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FG makes U-turn, lifts ban on international basketball
The Federal Government of Nigeria has made a U-turn to unban Nigeria’s basketball from featuring in international competitions. TheNewsGuru.com reports that FG banned Nigeria’s basketball from all international competition due to its unending crisis
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I don’t think I will ever wear the green and white again – D’Tigress player
Ezinne Kalu, a player of D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, on Thursday said she was not likely to represent the country again. The D’Tigress point guard said this via her twitter handle, following FIBA’s pronouncement that Mali would replace Nigeria at the upcoming 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Australia.
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NBBF president hails D’Tigress as team secures world cup ticket
Igoche Mark, the President, Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has congratulated D’Tigress over the team’s qualification for the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup. D’Tigress on Friday qualified for the 2022 FIBA Women World Cup to be hosted in Australia later in the year after a 67-65 win against world number five-ranked team, France. The reigning African…
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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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Nigeria’s basketball suffered 10 months of painful distractions – NBBF President
The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, on Friday in Abuja described the leadership crisis bedevilling the federation as painful distraction to basketball development in Nigeria. Kida made the statement while welcoming participants to the NBBF 2018 Stakeholders Meeting for the Savannah Conference at the auditorium of the National Institute Sports (NIS),…
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NBBF invites 20 for Commonwealth Games preparation camp
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 20 players for the first phase of camping ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. This was announced in a memo by Chimezie Asiegbu, Secretary General of NBBF, on Sunday. According to Asiegbu, the memo has been sent to the eight clubs featuring the invited players. ” The camping,…
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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.…