South Africa has denied visas to Nigeria’s under-18 national basketball team, preventing them from competing in the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket tournament scheduled to be held in Cape Town from December 14 to 22. The South African Consulate in Abuja refused to grant visas to the male players, a decision confirmed by Ugo Udezue, Vice … 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
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
All eyes will be on the clash against Uganda on the 28th after the latest Afrobasket loss. Nigeria will be looking to revenge their 2021 Afrobasket ouster when they battle Uganda in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria will also take on Mali and Cape Verde according to the draws conducted at the Federation of … Read more