Men In Sports: Chimezie Metu
Born March 22, 1997, Chimezie Chukwudum Metu, is one of the Nigerian basketball stars who ply their trade in the NBA and will be looking to impress at the Olympics this summer. Metu who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, USA, became a Tiger when he made the final roster of the […]
Men In Sports: Monte Morris
As the Nigerian national male basketball team continues preparations for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, all eyes are on some of the NBA stars of Nigerian origin that have decided to feature for their country of origin, rather than their country of birth. Read more about Sports One of the biggest NBA stars in camp […]
Tokyo 2020: Mike Brown Opens Camp With 49 Players
As preparations for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics hits top gear, the chief coach of the Nigerian national basketball team, Mike Brown, has handed an invitation to 49 players. These players are expected to report to D’Tigers‘s camp in California, USA. Read more about Sports NBA star, Monte Morris, who plies his trade with Denver […]
Women In Sports: Ezinne Kalu
One of the most outstanding and consistent players in the Nigerian national female basketball team is Ezinne Kalu. Born on June 26, 1992, in Newark, New Jersey, United States, Kalu showed glimpses of a bright future in basketball at a very young age by becoming the first woman in the basketball history of Science […]
Women In Sports: Evelyn Akhator
Nigerian women’s national basketball team is unarguably the best in Africa at the moment, kudos to outstanding and high profile players that rise up to the occasion whenever it is time to fly the country’s flag high. Evelyn Akhator is one of such players and is currently one of the best players in the […]
Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: D’Tigress’ First FIBA World Cup Win
The Nigerian national women’s basketball team popularly known as D’Tigress has established dominance on the African basketball space but their success on the continental stage was not achieved overnight, it took years of hard work and surprises on the global stage for D’Tigress to arrive at this point where every national team in Africa […]
Men In Sports: The Aminu Brothers
The trend of siblings fighting their way all through the challenges associated with becoming a professional athlete and going on to represent their country is always an interesting tale. Nigeria, one of the nations blessed with numerous athletic talents across the globe have seen siblings dorn the country’s national colours and compete together for […]
D’Tigress Set To Confront Puerto Rico, Serbia, And Belgium
Nigerian national female basketball team, D’Tigress, are set for action this weekend as preparations for the 2021 Olympics in Japan hits top gear. The Nigerian side which opened the second phase of camping on May 8, 2021, is currently in Belgium where it will play high profile games against Belgium, Puerto Rico, and Serbia. […]
Basketball Africa League (BAL) Releases Team Rosters
The premier men’s African basketball league, Basketball Africa League (BAL), is set to begin on Sunday, 16th May 2021 and will feature 12 of the best African basketball teams. Read more about Sports Basketball Africa League, through its official Twitter handle, has released the roster for all the teams involved in #theBAL. Representing Nigeria at […]
Basketball Africa League Unveils Team Rosters Ahead Of Inaugural Season
BAL rosters feature 154 players from 24 countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S DAKAR, Senegal, May 14, 2021/ — BAL Rosters Feature 154 Players from 24 Countries Across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S.; Rwanda’s Patriots Basketball Club to Face Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers in First BAL Game on […]
Weekend Sports Roundup
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on a record-smashing spree over the weekend. After travelling by water for the first time in 71 years (the Eagles had a boat trip to Benin Republic for their AFCON qualifiers match against the Squirrels of Benin) and also ending the Beninoise’ eight-year unbeaten home streak after red-hot […]
Weekend Sports Roundup
Kelechi Iheanacho has made it a consistent manner to be the talk of weekends. The Leicester City of England star has been in blistering form these past few weeks. In the much anticipated English FA Cup quarterfinal clash against Manchester United, the self-acclaimed ”senior man” bagged a brace and assisted a goal in Leicester’s […]
2021 Afrobasket: D’Tigers Beat Mali To Maintain Unbeaten Run
Haven qualified for the 2021 Afrobasket to be held in Rwanda after beating South Sudan with two games to spare, D’Tigers made sure they finished strong with their unbeaten record still intact by beating Mali in the last qualifier game. With an impressive 6-0 qualifiers record, D’Tigers walk gallantly into the tournament proper. Read more […]
2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: D’Tigers Set For South Sudan Clash
Nigeria’s male national basketball team, D’Tigers, are geared up for their first game against South Sudan in the last phase of the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers. Today, February 17, 2021, the Nigerian side will take on the North Africans at the Salle Mohamed Mzali arena in Monastir, Tunisia by 5 pm WAT (West African Time). […]
Weekend Sports Roundup
Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare, made the headlines last week for her exploits on the track. Okagbare hit a double personal best in the American Track League on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Her 7.10s time in the 60m heat saw her win the race, eclipse her former 7.17s time, and become the second-joint fastest […]
2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: 12 Players Invited For Final Phase
As preparations for the final phase of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers hit top gear, the technical crew of the Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, has handed an invitation to 12 players to see Nigeria through the qualifying phase. Read more about Sports The qualifiers set to hold between Wednesday, February 17, 2021, and […]