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Basketball: MFM, First Bank maintain league dominance

The race to win the final tickets billed for Lagos intensified in the Atlantic Conference of the Zenith Bank/ NBBF Women Basketball League on Thursday, with interesting results recorded. Defending champions,...... Read more AfroBasket: D’Tigers to return from Angola today

Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, will jet into the country on Monday (today), following their participation at the 31st edition of the FIBA AfroBasket tournament, which took place in Angola from...... Read more AfroBasket: D’Tigers’ dream ends in humiliating loss

Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, have been knocked out of the ongoing 2025 FIBA AfroBasket championship, following a 91-75 defeat to Senegal in their quarter-final encounter at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda...... Read more D’Tigers thrash defending champions Tunisia

D’Tigers demolished defending champions Tunisia 87-66 in a commanding performance at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda on Friday to maintain their perfect start to the 2025 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket championship in Angola....... Read more Abuja to host Basketball All-Star weekend

Abuja will host the Crown Elite Basketball All-Star Weekend from August 22 to 24, featuring West Africa’s top basketball clubs, including Nigeria University Games champions Nile University and premiership giants Gboko City...... Read more D’Tigress makes history as only African team in FIBA top 10

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has risen to 8th in the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings, propelled by their historic performance at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan. This marks...... Read more Tinubu’s $100k reward for five AfroBasket titles, says Kida

President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation and Chairman of NNPCL, Musa Kida, has said the $100,000 reward given to each D’Tigress player by President Bola Tinubu should be seen as recognition...... Read more AfroBasket: D’Tigers face tricky Tunisia test

Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, will continue their mission to win a second continental title when they file out against the defending champions and three-time winners, Tunisia, in their second round-robin fixture...... Read more Rivers Hoopers brace for NPBL title defence

Reigning Nigeria Premier Basketball League champions Rivers Hoopers are looking to defend their title ahead of the new season, which will tip off on August 28. Rivers Hoopers won their sixth league...... Read more D’Tigers intensify AfroBasket preparations

The camp of the Nigerian senior men’s national team, D’Tigers, is expected to witness the arrivals of more players from the provisional roster, as preparations for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket continue, PUNCH...... Read more D’Tigers intensify AfroBasket preparations

As the D’Tigress sealed a record fifth consecutive title and seventh overall at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, it was Amy Okonkwo’s brilliance on the court and Rena Wakama’s leadership on...... Read more Wakama eyes endless AfroBasket reign with D’Tigress

Nigeria head coach Rena Wakama says D’Tigress have no intention of giving up their dominance on the African basketball stage after guiding the team to a record-extending seventh FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title,...... Read more Obi hails D’Tigress after historic fifth AfroBasket title

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship. In a statement...... Read more FULL LIST: Nigeria ranks second country with most FIBA Women’s AfroBasket trophies

History was written in bold letters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Sunday, as Nigeria’s D’Tigress asserted their dominance over African women’s basketball, capturing a fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title in...... Read more AfroBasket: Musa leads Nigeria entries for MVP Fan Vote race

As Africa’s top teams clash at the ongoing 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, D’Tigress stars Murjanatu Musa, Amy Okonkwo, and Ezinne...... Read more AfroBasket 2025: D’Tigress crush Cameroon 83-47, set up semifinal clash with Senegal

African Champions, Nigeria D’Tigress have advanced into the semi-finals of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket with a crushing 83-47 victory over Cameroon on Thursday night in Abidjan. The six-time and defending...... Read more Junior D’Tigress face Argentina in classification round

No longer in the running for title contention, Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress will face a date with Argentina on Friday (today), as the classification rounds take place at the ongoing FIBA U-19 Women’s...... Read more Basketball: Canada rip Nigeria at U-19 Women’s World Cup

Canada delivered a historic display of long-range shooting to inflict a heavy 113–42 defeat on Nigeria at the 2025 FIBA U-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, setting a new...... Read more Hoopers have work to do ahead of BAL playoffs – Odaudu

Despite reaching the 2025 Basketball Africa League playoffs with a game to spare, Rivers Hoopers coach, Ogoh Odaudu says the Nigerian champions still have some work to do to reach their target...... Read more ‘Greedy’ Hoopers reset BAL goals after playoffs ticket

Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers have booked their place in the 2025 Basketball Africa League playoffs with two games to spare in the Kalahari Conference in Rabat, Morocco, as their head coach Ogoh...... Read more Al Ittihad beat Hoopers 100-80 to end BAL unbeaten run

Al Ittihad Alexandria extended their perfect start to the 2025 Basketball Africa League with a commanding 100-80 victory over Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers in Rabat, Morocco, on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports....... Read more Rivers Hoopers drawn in BAL Kalahari Conference

Last seasons Basketball Africa League bronze medallists, Rivers Hoopers have been drawn to play in the Kalahari Conference of the 2025 BAL season from April 5 to 13 in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In...... Read more D’Tigers pick 2025 AfroBasket ticket

Nigeria’s male senior basketball team D’Tigers have conquered the fear of missing out on this year’s FIBA AfroBasket championship after they were declared ‘qualified’ for the tournament before their last qualifying...... Read more D’Tigers camp opens today ahead crucial AfroBasket qualifiers

The 11 home-based players invited for the D’Tigers’ next phase of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers will open Nigeria’s camp in Abuja on Monday (today), with their foreign counterparts scheduled to...... Read more