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D’Tigress intensify World Cup prep in Spain

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have intensified their preparations for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup with their training camp in Tenerife, Spain, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The team arrived in Spain...... Read more Dolphins begin WBPL title defence with 59-46 win

Defending champions Dolphins began their 2026 Women’s Basketball Premier League title defence on a winning note after defeating First Deep Water 59-46 in their opening game of the Atlantic Conference in Lagos...... Read more Oyo players shine at 10th AGWF Basketball Combine

The 10th annual Aminu Good Works Foundation Nigeria Basketball Combine, which kicked off at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, climaxed on Sunday with the emergence of...... Read more Age controversy rocks Junior D’Tigers amid losses

Nigeria’s campaign at the FIBA U-18 AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has been plunged into chaos after five of the twelve players originally registered for the Junior D’Tigers were ruled ineligible...... Read more D’Tigers star Eric to hold basketball camp in Lagos

D’Tigers assistant captain Michael Eric’s Top 50 elite basketball camp is scheduled to hold in Lagos on July 24, under the auspices of the Erico Sports Legacy Foundation, a non-profit he...... Read more NSC hails Junior D’Tigers after AfroBasket qualification

The National Sports Commission has applauded Nigeria’s U-18 men’s basketball team after they secured qualification for the 2026 FIBA U-18 AfroBasket championship with an unbeaten run at the FIBA Africa Zone...... Read more W’Cup qualifiers: D’Tigers end perfect window with Rwanda rout

Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, produced another commanding display on Sunday, defeating Rwanda 106-62 to complete a flawless qualifying window and secure passage to the second round of the FIBA Basketball...... Read more D’Tigers revive World Cup hopes with Tunisia win

Nigeria’s D’Tigers boosted their chances of reaching the next round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers after edging Tunisia 84-81 in a thrilling encounter on Thursday in Luanda, Angola, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read more Giants of Africa unveils 50th court at King’s College Giants of Africa, the non-profit organisation co-founded by Masai Ujiri, has inaugurated its 50th community basketball court in Africa, reaching the halfway mark of its ambitious pledge to build 100 courts...... Read more D’Tigress star Musa wins historic French double

Nigerian forward Murjanatu Musa completed a historic domestic double in France on Sunday after helping Basket Landes defeat Bourges Basket 53-50 in the deciding Game Three of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball...... Read more Edem launches West Africa basketball tourney in Lagos

Former D’Tigers power forward Louis Edem has announced plans for the 2026 Women’s West Africa Basketball Championship, scheduled to hold in Lagos from August 1 to 9, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The tournament, organised...... Read more Al Ahly edge Maktown Flyers in close BAL encounter

Maktown Flyers suffered an 89–80 defeat to Al Ahly in a tightly contested Basketball Africa League clash on Wednesday evening, with the Nigerian side undone by a decisive fourth-quarter surge and...... Read more Wakama confident of bright D’Tigress future

Nigeria women’s national basketball team head coach Rena Wakama has expressed confidence in the long-term prospects of D’Tigress following their second defeat on the United States tour, insisting the team’s development remains...... Read more D’Tigress begin US tour with historic Sparks clash

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team will face Los Angeles Sparks today as they open a three-game United States tour aimed at preparing for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, PUNCH Sports Extra...... Read more Tinubu congratulates basketball star Anosike on NBL title, MVP award in China

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-American basketball star Ejimofor Anosike on winning the 2026 National Basketball League Championship title with China’s Hong Kong Bulls. Anosike swept the Finals Most Valuable Player...... Read more FIBA seeds D’Tigress in pot 2 for World Cup draw

Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been seeded in pot 2 ahead of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 draw, which will take place in Berlin on April 21, with 16 nations set to...... Read more Nigerian heritage duo Obi, Williams drafted into WNBA

Two players of Nigerian heritage, Jordan Obi and Serah Williams, were selected in the 2026 Women’s National Basketball Association Draft in the early hours of Tuesday, marking another milestone for Nigeria-linked talents...... Read more Maktown Flyers unveil five signings for 2026 BAL

Nigeria’s representatives in the 2026 Basketball Africa League season, Maktown Flyers, have strengthened their squad with a wave of new signings ahead of their continental debut, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Makurdi-based...... Read more D’Tigress add Indiana Fever clash to US tour

Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have expanded their upcoming United States tour with the addition of a high-profile preseason clash against Indiana Fever, as preparations intensify ahead of the 2026 FIBA...... Read more D’Tigress to face Los Angeles Sparks in US tour

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will face Los Angeles Sparks in a historic preseason fixture during their upcoming tour of the United States, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The fixture, announced by the WNBA...... Read more Achiuwa explodes to power Kings’ 118-109 win

Nigeria international Precious Achiuwa delivered a dominant performance with a double-double to help the Sacramento Kings defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-109 in an NBA game on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The D’Tigers...... Read more D’Tigress open W’Cup qualifying campaign with Colombia clash

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will open their campaign at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a clash against Colombia women’s national basketball team on Wednesday (today) in...... Read more D’Tigers drop to 53rd in world rankings

Nigeria’s men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, have slipped three places to 53rd in the latest International Basketball Federation world rankings released on Thursday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The drop sees Nigeria fall from their...... Read more Wheelchair basketball camp opens ahead C’Wealth Games qualifiers

Nigeria has opened a closed training camp for its wheelchair basketball teams as preparations intensify for the 2026 Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Angola, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation...... Read more Ibadan to host FASU Afro-Varsity 3×3 Basketball Challenge

The Federation of African University Sports has confirmed that the eighth Afro-Varsity 3×3 Basketball Challenge will be held from May 28 to June 1, 2026, at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The...... Read more