Basketball

Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have placed 37th in the latest rankings released by FIBA, dropping 18 spots after a few poor performances in their failed quests in the World Cup and pre-qualification tournament for the Olympic…

Germany won its first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title after beating Serbia 83-77 in a thrilling final featuring two European powerhouses on Sunday in Manila, Philippines. The two teams, who boast strong teamwork and chemistry, traded…

Team USA are eyeing the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIBA World Cup after stopping hard-fighting Montenegro 85-73. Anthony Edwards, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves had 2 points with a fadeaway jump shot made.…

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…

Senegal opened its FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament campaign with a resounding 93-87 victory against hosts D'Tigers of Nigeria to take the early initiative in Group A, at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.…

D’Tigress of Nigeria have emerged champions of Africa for the fourth consecutive time following their thrilling 84-74 victory against Senegal in the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket final. Nigeria were dominant in the first quarter, winning…

D’Tigress of Nigeria are through to the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket finals after beating hosts Rwanda 79 - 48 on Thursday, at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The Nigerian team scored 22 points in the first and second quarters to take a…

D’Tigress of Nigeria extended its winning streak in Africa to 22 straight victories after beating Mozambique 59-52 at the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament, setting up a semi-final clash against hosts Rwanda. Mozambique led at the…

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…

The newly appointed head coach of Nigeria's Senior Women’s Basketball Team (D'Tigress), Rena Wakama, has invited 18 players for the FIBA Women's Afrobasket Championship. Nigeria would be camped in Abuja ahead of the Women’s AfroBasket…