2024 has been a groundbreaking year for Nigerian sports, with athletes excelling across diverse disciplines and redefining the nation’s athletic legacy. Here’s a look at some of the year’s most remarkable achievements. Ademola Lookman Ademola Lookman claimed the title of Africa’s Best Footballer at the 2024 CAF Awards in Morocco. Lookman’s leadership in guiding Nigeria … Read more
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, climbed four spots in the latest FIBA world rankings, moving from 12th to 8th place. The rankings, released on Thursday, August 29, in Switzerland, also confirm Nigeria’s continued dominance as the top team in Africa. EDITOR’S PICKS: Tinubu Appoints New DSS, NIA DGs FG Names Eight Accredited Universities in … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has praised D’Tigress coach, Rena Wakama, for being named the best coach in women’s basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tinubu described the recognition as a testament to Wakama’s exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to excellence. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Demonstration Continues’ – Lagos Protest Organizers Declares ‘FG’s Policies Major … Read more
D’Tigress, Olympics 2024, Nigeria, John Enoh, women’s basketball, quarterfinals, USA, African sports, historic achievement, sports news EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s Sports Minister, John Enoh, praised the impact of Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, at the 2024 Olympics, despite their journey ending before the finals. The team had a strong performance in the group stage, … Read more
D’Tigress of Nigeria were eliminated from the 2024 Paris Olympics after an 88-74 quarter-final loss to the United States. EKO HOT BLOG reports that D’Tigress of Nigeria have crashed out of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a valiant effort. The team was defeated 88-74 by the United States in the quarter-final … Read more
Nigeria’s D’Tigress becomes the first African team to reach the Women’s Olympic Basketball quarter-finals with a 79-70 win over Canada. EKO HOT BLOG reports that D’Tigress has made history at the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024, becoming the first African team to advance to the quarter-finals. Nigeria achieved this landmark by defeating Canada 79-70, marking a … Read more
D’Tigress plans to train in Nigeria, Ghana, and the USA ahead of the Paris Olympics. They aim to enhance their performance, especially against tough opponents like Canada and France. Additionally, the Nigeria Basketball Federation prioritizes local league development Eko Hot Blog reports that The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced that the national women’s team, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, Africa’s sole representatives in the basketball event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, have been drawn in Group B alongside Australia, Canada, and hosts France. The draw took place on Tuesday at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, and was overseen by … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the four-time African Champions in the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket, D’Tigress of Nigeria, have just arrived the country from Kigali, Rwanda, venue of the just-concluded 2023 Afrobasket Tournament. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic Over Coup JUST IN: … Read more
D’Tigress has qualified for the Women Basketball World Cup after a 73-69 win against Mali. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the D’Tigress survived a final quarter scare and held their own to see off fellow Africans Mali 74-69 to book the final Group B spot for the Women Basketball World Cup billed to hold in … Read more
ICPC begins investigation of Nigeria Basketball Federation Requests for documents dating back to 2017 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated the process to begin the investigation of the activities of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) under the leadership of Musa Kida. Ekohotblog gathered that the commission saddled with the responsibility … Read more
D’tigress accuse Sports Minister and NBBF President of diverting bonuses and allowances meant for the team Threaten to boycott FIBA 2022 world cup if demands are not met Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress have accused the minister for youth and sport, Mr Sunday Dare and other Nigerian officials of diverting the allowances and bonus due … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has hailed D’Tigress for booking a spot in the 2020 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Nigerian basketball team grabbed 74-59 win over Mali in the semi-final of the Pre-WOQT on Sunday in Maputo to secure their qualification for the WOQT. Reacting to the team’s outstanding performance, the … Read more
Nigeria has booked its place in next year’s Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament following a 74-59 win over Mali in the semi-final of the Pre-WOQT on Sunday in Maputo. In a repeat of the 2019 AfroBasket Women Championship semi-final, where D’Tigress won 79-58 points, Hughley Otis’s side showed no signs of letting up on Sunday as … Read more
After the football team’s failure to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic tournament, all attention has been shifted to other sports which Basketball is one of them. The D’Tigress did not disappoint the sports fans in the country as they are on verge of booking their place at the next year Olympic competition just like … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to host members of Team Nigeria who placed second at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. The President will as well host D’Tigers and D’Tigress for their recent exploits at the FIBA World Cup and the FIBA AfroBasket for women respectively. According to Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday … Read more