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The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has poured encomiums on Nigeria's senior women basketball team D'Tigress for its victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket championships in Cameroon. The Nigerian ladies, now African…

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress won it's third consecutive FIBA AfroBasket championship after beating Mali 70-59 at Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaounde, Cameroon. Nigeria won the previous editions in 2017 and…

Morocco women's team and their Malian counterparts played out a 0-0 draw in their last Aisha Buhari Cup match at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. The Atlas Lionesses were cruising from a shock 1-0 win against Cameroon, while…

The much anticipated Aisha Buhari Invitational Women Football Tournament, dubbed the Aisha Buhari Cup, will kick off today with hosts, Super Falcons of Nigeria taking on Mali’s Eagles in the opening match. Super Falcons Captain, Asisat…

The Nigeria national men’s basketball team, D'Tigers, commenced its campaign in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket tournament on a winning note after a 81-73 victory against Mali on Wednesday at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. D’Tigers came…

Rivers Angels Manager and Ex-Super Falcons coach, Edwin Okon, says the Aisha Buhari International Women Tournament dubbed the Aisha Buhari Cup is a very good development for women's football. Okon believes all the teams in the…

Hosts Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn in Group A of the the Inaugural Aisha Buhari Cup with Morocco and Mali during an event held at the Australian Hall, Eko Hotels on Wednesday. Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon occupy Group B…

A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said.The plane was carrying out surveillance…

Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita was the target of an attempted stabbing attack during Eid al-Adha prayers at Bamako’s Grand Mosque, the presidency said in a statement on Twitter on Tuesday.“The attacker was immediately overpowered by…

Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore has taken over the role of Defence Minister in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at stopping a wave of jihadist attacks that has plagued the West African country in recent years, according to a presidential…