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Cameroon national men’s basketball team are winners of the 2024 Paris pre-Olympics qualifiers, claiming the only ticket on offer from Africa in the men’s event. Cameroon beat West African powerhouse, Senegal 80-74 in a tense final. …

All eyes will be on the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, as the journey to discover the next set of basketball stars in Nigeria commences between 21 Monday and 25, Friday of August. Tagged 2023 Olumide Oyedeji…

Nigeria men’s basketball national team, D’Tigers have crashed out of the 2024 Olympics qualifiers after their second defeat on Tuesday. D’Tigers lost their first game in the FIBA Olympics pre-qualifying tournament, losing by 6pts to…

The head coach of Nigeria’s men’s senior basketball team, Ogoh Odauda, said his team would bounce back from its loss to Senegal at the ongoing FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament. Nigeria opened their campaign with a 93-87 loss to…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA AfroBasket Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who is an Osogbo-born…

Former WNBA star Liz Cambage shocked women’s basketball fans with news that she has applied to play for Nigeria at the Olympics. The London native recently sat down with Bleacher Report host Taylor Rooks to discuss some…

Anthony Joshua will fight Robert Helenius on Saturday, with the Finn coming in as a replacement for original opponent Dillian Whyte. Joshua was due to box old rival Whyte at the O2 Arena this weekend. …

Following their superb performance in the just concluded 2023 FIBA Women's Afrobasketball championship in Kigali, Rwanda, Nigeria's First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu ( CON) on Monday hosted the victorious D'Tigress. D'Tigress lived up to…

D’Tigress forward Amy Okonkwo feels honoured after being named the Most Valuable Player of the just-concluded 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. Okonkwo played a huge role in helping Nigeria clinch the Women’s AfroBasket title after beating…

President, Bola Tinubu, and his wife, Oluremi, have congratulated the female national basketball team for winning their fourth consecutive Afrobasket championship. Tinubu, in a post using his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, said the…

Following her stellar performance in the just concluded 2023 FIBA Afrobasket competition, Nigeria's D'Tigress star Amy Okonkwo has been adjudged as the championship Most Valuable Player. D'Tigress did unimaginable on Saturday at the BK…

In thrilling matchup that kept basketball fans on the edge of their seats, Nigeria’s D’Tgress claimed the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket for the fourth time in a row, and sixth overall, after beating Senegal 84-74 in Saturday’s final at BK Arena.…

Cavs guard Ricky Rubio has decided to take a temporary leave of absence from his professional basketball career. Immediately before Spain defends its world championship at the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup, Rubio announced that…

The nation's women basketball team D'Tigress left no one in doubt that they are the team to beat in the continent today (Saturday) as they edged out rock solid Senegal to win fourth consecutive Afro Women's Basketball Crown. The…

D’Tigress of Nigeria will slug it out with Senegalese Lioness in the final of 2023 FIBA Afrobasket Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The outclassed hosts Rwanda 79-48 in the first semi-final fixture to seal fourth consecutive final spot. …

Nigeria’s D’Tigress have reached the final of the FIBA 2023 Women’s AfroBasket championship. D’Tigress overpowered hosts Rwanda 79-48 in the semi-final tie on Thursday to seal a fourth straight final appearance at the competition. …

After Nigeria's D’Tigress secured a quarter-finals spot at the #AfroBasketWomen Championship, Amy Okonkwo has spoken about the missing ingredient that could raise Nigeria’s D’Tigress chances of clinching a fourth straight title. The…

Nigeria's D’Tigress will be back in action to play the winner between Mozambique and Cote d’Ivoire in the quarter final. https://twitter.com/DtigressNG/status/1686025311320670209 The team booked an automatic quarter final spot at…

As the 2023 AfroBasket FIBA Women’s Competition in Kigali, Rwanda, heats up, the Federal Government has called on the D’Tigress to ensure they maintain the lead even as they trounced Egypt 83 points to 65 in their second Group D match on…

D’Tigress of Nigeria have reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket championship after beating Egypt 83 – 65 on Sunday at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Nigeria, who dominated the opening quarter and secured an…