Basketball

2024 Olympic Games:  D’Tigress Qualify For Paris

Sunday, February 11, 2024
Nigeria rsquo;s D rsquo;Tigress have qualified for the women rsquo;s basketball event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Despite losing 100 ndash; 46 to the USA in their second game at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Antwerp, Belgium, D rsquo;Tigress still picked one of the tickets for the ga ...

2024 Olympic Qualifiers: Super Falcons Held To A Draw By Ethiopia

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Super Falcons played a 1-1 draw with Ethiopia in the first leg, second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. Ethiopia took lead in the 6th minute thanks to Birkie Amare, who slotted home from a goal mouth scramble. In the 52nd minute the Falcons equalise ...

2024 Olympic Qualifiers: D’Tigress To Face USA, Senegal, Belgium

Friday, October 6, 2023
Nigeria rsquo;s Basketball national team will face World champions United States, Senegal and hosts Belgium, for the Paris 2024 FIBA basketball qualifying tournament in Antwerp. The qualifiers will run from 8 to 11 February 2024 in four different cities, Antwerp in Belgium, China, Sopron in Hunga ...

2023 Women’s AfroBasket: D’Tigress Defeat Mozambique In Comeback To Reach Semis

Thursday, August 3, 2023
Nigeria rsquo;s basketball national team, D rsquo;Tigress defeated Mozambique in a comeback 59 ndash; 52 to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2023 women rsquo;s AfroBasket in Kigali, Rwanda. The victory sees the D rsquo;Tigress rsquo; AfroBasket extend their winning streak to 22. They will f ...

Basketball: Green To Take Break From Warriors After Altercation With Teammate

Thursday, October 13, 2022
Golden State Warriors Draymond Green will be away from the team after being involved in a physical altercation with team-mate Jordan Poole. Reports suggest Green could face disciplinary action after becoming involved in a heated interaction with Poole, forcing the team to halt practice. Speaki ...

Pique, Xavi Clash In Dressing Room

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Spanish International Gerard Pique clashed with former teammate and current Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez over a lack of playing time in the dressing room. Pique has started just one of Barcelona rsquo;s eight matches this season having fallen out of favour under Xavi, following the signing ...

FIBA W’Cup qualifiers: D'Tigers lose 70-67 to Angola

Monday, August 29, 2022
Nigeria 39;s senior men 39;s national team known as D 39;Tigers suffered a 70-67 loss to Angola in a 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier played on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Nigeria were defeted by Ivory coast on Friday, bounced back against Guniea yesterday and gave in to Angola. It will take a miracle ...

FIBA World Cup qualifiers: D’Tigers hope to bounce back with Guinea

Saturday, August 27, 2022
Nigeria rsquo;s D rsquo;Tigers start their game with a defeatlost their first qualifying game against Cote d rsquo;Ivoire yesterday night at the Palais des Sports Treichville in the hosts capital Abidjan The Nigerian team are no stranger to defeat in qualifiers as they have suffered three defeats ...

D’Tigers in Camp for Qualifiers

Friday, August 19, 2022
Nigerian national men rsquo;s team, D rsquo;Tigers camp will open tomorrow in Abidjan as the team start preparation for window four of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The team rsquo;s Head Coach, Mike Brown, disclosed this became necessary to address the slow starts in the first two windows w ...

FIBA:  D'Tigers Beat Uganda 91-72 

Sunday, July 3, 2022
D 39;Tigers move to the 2nd round with victory against Uganda. Nigeria 39;s senior men 39;s basketball team known as D 39;Tigers recorded a 91-72 blow out victory against Uganda in a 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier. Sacramento Kings star Chimezie Metu was the star of the team recording 25 point ...
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