Dikko Hails MFM’s Women’s Basketball Club, Backs Team For FIBA Africa Glory In Dakar …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has congratulated Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Women’s Basketball Club for making the nation proud at the ongoing Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) … Read more
FIBA U-18 AfroBasket: Nigeria Beat Egypt To Reach Semi-finals …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Nigeria defeated Egypt 66-51 to reach FIBA U-18 Women’s AfroBasket Championship semifinals in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday. The win means this is the first time the Nigerian team would reach the semi-final in 14 years. When both teams met in the … Read more
D’Tigress: Paris Games’ showing helps Nigeria to 8th in FIBA rankings …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Nigeria has jumped four places in the latest edition of the FIBA World Ranking Women, moving into the top 10 of the rankings and into eighth place. Advertisement Nigeria, represented by D’Tigress, the senior national women basketball team, had entered … Read more
2024 U18 AfroBasket: FIBA Debunks Cancellation Rumours …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) has refuted recent reports claiming that the 2024 U-18 AfroBasket tournament, scheduled to run from September 1 to 4 in Pretoria, South Africa, has been canceled. In a statement posted on its official website, FIBA assured that … Read more
D’Tigers slump in recent FIBA rankings …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team D’ Tigers has dropped four places in the latest FIBA ranking released on Friday. Advertisement D’Tigers slumped from 39th to 42nd position in the world ranking. The former African champions tallied 299.7 points during the month under review to occupy … Read more
D’Tigers Drop From 39th To 42nd In Latest FIBA Ranking …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, slipped from 39th to 42nd position in the latest FIBA ranking released on Thursday, August 15, 2024. D’Tigers’ drop in the latest FIBA ranking is a testament to their failure to qualify for the … Read more
French All-Time Leading Scorer Gruda Retires at 37 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> French all-time leading female basketball scorer, Sandrine Gruda, has announced her retirement from the national team. Gruda, who recorded 2,878 points in 225 games with the French jersey, disclosed this in an interview with FIBA on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: … Read more
FIBA Women’s EuroBasket: Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden Bid …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Belgium, Slovakia, and Sweden have entered the race to become additional co-hosts of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2027 scheduled to take place from June 16 to 27, 2027. Finland and Lithuania have already been confirmed as part of the hosting lineup. Also Read: Tennis: … Read more
Paris 2024: We’ll Remember D’Tigress Impressive Performance For Long Time -FIBA …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) says the superb performance of Nigeria’s D’Tigress at this summer’s Olympic in Paris will be remembered for a long time. After a surprise run at the games, the journey of D’Tigress was eventually … Read more