Archives Tag: Afrobasket

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The D’tigress of Nigeria emerged victorious in the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Final held at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, defeating the host team Senegal with a score of 84 – 74 points. Read more about Sports The D’tigress made a strong start to the game, securing a 19 – 10 point lead … Continue reading D’tigress Claim Fourth Consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Title

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, kicked off their 2021 FIBA Afrobasket championship campaign on a positive note after beating the Malian national team, 81-73 points, in their first group game on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Captained by Stephen Domingo, the D’Tigers were impressive throughout the duration of the game. Read more about … Continue reading 2021 FIBA Afrobasket: D’Tigers Beat Mali

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

It was a very close call for D’Tigers in their first game of the 2017 Afrobasket Championships in Tunisia, as they defeated Ivory Coast by 1 point in what was a very thrilling audacious encounter. The Nigerian team, being the defending champions, thought the game against Ivory Coast would be a walkover, but it was … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: D’Tigers At 2017 Afrobasket

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

D’ Tigers coach, Alex Nwora, has assured fans that the Nigeria senior men’s basketball team will bag a ticket for the finals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Nigeria has been drawn with hosts Mali, Uganda and Rwanda for the FIBA qualifiers, which is scheduled to run from the 23rd of February 2018 … Continue reading Nwora: D’Tigers Will be in China

By achem

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

For the first time since the tournament began, after two sequent wins against Cote d’ Ivoire and Mali, the Nigerian senior men’s basketball team D’ Tigers on Sunday suffered a defeat to DR Congo; maybe the third time isn’t always the charm. After winning the first two-quarters of the game; 20-19, and 17-15 to end … Continue reading D’ Tigers Defeated by Dr. Congo: 2017 Afrobasket Championship

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Entertainment SPORTS

April 19, 2022

D’Tigers won its final group game against Cameroon on Sunday, coming from behind to record a well deserved victory. The Nigerian Men’s Basketball team was without some key players who were missing due to injury, but had enough quality in its arsenal to shoot down the Cameroonians 91- 84. Ike Diogu stole the show once … Continue reading D’Tigers Win… Again

By arinzeude

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian D’Tigers wrapped up its second game last Friday, August 23, 2013, with an 18-point win over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but faces a tough Cameroonian team on Sunday, August 25. Alade Aminu led D’Tigers in scoring, amassing 23 points along with 9 rebounds. Ike Diogu, co-captain of the team, recorded a … Continue reading D’Tigers Records Win Over Congo, Faces Tough Cameroon on Sunday

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Entertainment SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s Men Basketball team, D’Tigers, dismantled their West African counterparts, Mali, to win their first game at the Afrobasket Championship in Abidjan. D’Tigers recorded a comfortable 74-59 victory over Mali, to secure their first win and top Group D. Ike Diogu was the star of the show, amassing 19 points and 7 rebounds. He was … Continue reading D’Tigers off to a Flying Start

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