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2019 FIBA AFROCAN: D’Tigers to face Kenya, DR Congo

Nigeria have been drawn alongside DR Congo and Kenya in Group B of the 2019 FIBA AFROCAN men’s basketball holding in Mali. At the draws held in Praia, Cape Verde,

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We are suffering: Basketball players in Nigeria cry out

By Martin Odiete Despite the supposed feet achieved by both the male and the female National basketball teams at the international stage it is indeed not a true reflection of

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Rivers Hoopers knocked out of FIBA Africa Basketball League

Rivers Hoopers bowed out of the FIBA Africa Basketball League after losing 91-70 to JS Kairouan of Tunisia in their third and last Group A game in Sale, Morocco on

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3×3 D’Tigers handed tough World Cup qualification draw

The senior men’s 3×3 National team has been grouped alongside France, Germany and Italy in Group A for a place in the 2019 FIBA 3×3 World cup. The men’s team

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2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers handler identifies team’s weak points

Despite booking their ticket to the 2019 FIBA World cup, D’Tigers Chief coach, Alex Nwora has bemoans his teams poor scoring and defensive abilities during the qualifiers. Nwora who stated

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FIBA WQ Qualifiers: Cote d’Ivoire thrashes Nigeria

D’Tigers suffered their first loss at the on-going 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers against Cote d’Ivoire by 72 points to 46 at the Palaise des Sports arena on Friday. In

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FIBA world cup qualifiers: Absence of top players won’t affect D’Tiger’s- Nwora

Despite the absence of some key players who took part in the last FIBA World Cup qualifiers, D’Tigers Head coach, Alex Nwora is still determined more than ever to end

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Africa Basketball League set to debut

By Martin Odiete The NBA and FIBA jointly announced their plan Saturday afternoon to launch a basketball league featuring 12 club teams across Africa — marking the first time the

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