Category Archives: Basketball 🏀

Nigeria outclassed Uganda 95–69 in their third Group A game at the FIBA World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers on Sunday. Ike Diogu scored 22 of his 27 points in the first-half and D’Tigers of Nigeria record back to back victories, dispatching Uganda 69-95, at the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Benguela, Angola. Unlike theContinue reading “FIBAWCQ: D’Tigers win group A, advance to round 2”

The Nigeria men’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers bounced back from their opening game defeat 79-71 to Cape Verde and obtained a first victory this Saturday morning during their second outing in the Africa zonal qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The D’Tigers avoided a second setback by narrowly winning against Mali. The Eagles whoContinue reading “FIBAWCQ: D’Tigers back to winning ways against Mali”

Basketballers’ Monies, Donations intact in CBN account of the NBBF.

Former Nigeria Basketball Federation media officer popularly known as ‘Oni Guarantor’ has described the attacks on the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) as politically motivated as posted on his Facebook page. “It broke my heart to see D’Tigress players embark on a sponsored protest which has continued to go viral. Their action is definitely politically motivatedContinue reading ““D’Tigress protest is politically motivated” says former NBBF media officer”

After winning back-to-back-to-back Afrobasket Championship, D’Tigress yet to be paid allowances since 2017.

The Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress has become the second team in Africa after Senegal to win three FIBA Afrobasket women championship titles on the bounce and their fifth overall, after beating Mali 70-59 in the final on Sunday. In the first quarter, the unbeaten Tigresses through Victoria Macaulay made a Game-High 13pts, and 3/3Continue reading “3-PEAT AFRICAN CHAMPIONS! – Nigeria defeated Mali to win Afrobasket Championship.”

D’tigress defeated Senegal 73-63 to advance to a third consecutive final with a 21 match unbeaten run, with their last defeat dated back in 2015 against Cameroon in the semifinals. Senegal came fighting back in the 4th quarter, but the Nigerian Girls showed why they are now the dominant team in Africa, after beating SenegalContinue reading “Afrobasket Championship: D’Tigress beat Senegal again and book final spot with Mali.”

Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress had booked a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing Afrobasket Championship in Yaounde Cameroon, after thrashing Ivory Coast 72-56 in the quarter-finals. Ivory Coast threatened a late fightback but the deed has already be done in the first quarter with Nigeria leading 24-11 and continued dominating in the secondContinue reading “Afrobasket Championship: D’Tigress book semifinals spot.”

Nigeria senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have been knocked out of the 2021 AfroBasket Championships, suffering a shock 68-80 defeat to Uganda. For the first time in 20 years, D’Tigers could not advance beyond the group stage of the FIBA Afrobasket. Nigeria finished the third quarter trailing Uganda by 18 points and eventually lost theContinue reading “#Afrobasket: – Uganda Upset D’Tigers As Focus Shift To FIBA World Cup Qualifier.”