Archives Tag: Basketball

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

D’Tigress were the victors of a very well contested match that saw both sides pull off surreal tricks to book a slot in the final of the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket. The Nigeria senior women’s basketball team went up against tournament host Mali in a riveting semifinal encounter that ended 48-47 points in favor of … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When D’Tigress Defeated Mali To Book 2019 Afrobasket Final Spot

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Milwaukee Bucks forward, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named alongside other top players in the basketball league for the NBA’s First Team of the Year, according to a result released on Thursday. The selection is coming after the Nigerian’s stellar season with the Bucks so far. Antetokounmpo alongside Houston Rockets guard, James Harden and Oklahoma City … Continue reading Giannis Antetokounmpo Makes NBA Team Of The Year

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

In a game that certainly proved D’Tigress as Africa’s biggest basketball team, the Nigeria senior women’s team utterly dominated Guinea at the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Mali. D’Tigress went up against the Guineans on the back of three straight wins at the games. The Guineans, on the other hand, had a good run through … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When D’Tigress Decimated Guinea 103-33

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, are clearly not oblivious to the difficult task that awaits them at the FIBA World Cup in China. D’Tigers were the first team in the world to book a spot at the global championships, following their impressive 9-match winning streak which earned them 18 points, with three games left … Continue reading A Difficult Task Awaits Us In China, Diogu Warns

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The National Basketball Association and video sharing giant, Youtube, on Wednesday 20th March, launched the first NBA Youtube channel dedicated to fans in sub-Saharan Africa. The partnership will provide fans across the continent with the opportunity to view two live games per week in primetime for the rest of the 2018/19 season, including the Playoffs, … Continue reading NBA Matches To Air Live On New Youtube Channel

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Participating countries across the globe have begun preparations for the world’s first ever 32-team FIBA World Cup, scheduled to take place in China, from Saturday, August 31, 2019 to Sunday, September 15, 2019. The games have been spread across 8 different venues in 8 cities across China. Team Nigeria is not left out of the … Continue reading We Are Ready For The FIBA World Cup – Kida

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

D’Tigers have been handed a tough draw for the upcoming 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup in China. Nigeria is grouped alongside Argentina, Russia and Korea in Group B of the tournament, which is scheduled to kick off on August 31 2019, and run through September 15, 2019. Tough draw History will tell how the Argentines … Continue reading FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers To Battle Argentina, Russia, Korea

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

D’Tigers captain, Ike Diogu, is very optimistic that the team can finish strong when they begin their campaign at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. The Nigeria senior men’s basketball team have been on an extended 13-year absence from the global event, and the team is very eager to show the world just … Continue reading 2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers Eager To Prove Themselves, Says Ike Diogu

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

This is the story of a young man who went from picking oranges on farms and hawking sun glasses and wrist watches on the streets of Athens, to becoming an NBA favorite. Giannis Antetokounmpo is an all-round forward and guard for the Milwaukee Bucks. The 24-year-old has succeeded in doing what only a few have … Continue reading Did You Know Giannis Antetokounmpo Sold Sunglasses To Tourists On The Streets Of Athens?

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

While the nation was thrown into deep chaos by the inadvertent postponement of the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly General Elections, a Lagos state charity took to the streets to run a basketball training for children. Ayo Charity Foundation admitted about 60 children around Oworonshoki area in Lagos state, who received basic training in the … Continue reading Ayo Charity Trains 60 Children In Basketball

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

D’Tigers’ point guard, Ikechukwu Nwamu, is confident the Nigeria senior men’s basketball team can end the second leg of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers unbeaten. So far, D’Tigers have won every group game they’ve played leading up to this point, and have already picked a ticket for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World … Continue reading 2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers’ Nwamu Confident The Team Will Finish Unbeaten

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Personality SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu is a Nigerian-American professional basketballer for the Portland Trailblazers in Portland, Oregon. Aminu joined the Trailblazers in 2015/2016, the 70th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), following his season run with Western Conference Southwest Division side, Dallas Mavericks. The Nigerian was born into a royal family, which makes the pro-basketballer a … Continue reading Do You Know: D’Tigers Power Forward Aminu Al Farouq Is A Nigerian Prince

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Mustapha Dogo, head coach of Nasarawa Amazons basketball club, has asked the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to be build on its communication with clubs in the country. Dogo recalled that last year, clubs were were only given a week’s notice to prepare for the 2018 Zenith Women Basketball League. For clubs who were not on … Continue reading Coach Pleads With NBBF To Improve Communication With Clubs

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The beauty of basketball is not in the popularity of the game, it is in fact in the heart of the player. All pro scouts and players know this, and this is why Festus Ifeanyi Ezeli is the subject of our Did You Know today. Born in Benin City in 1989, Ezeli, was the model … Continue reading Do You Know? The 2015 NBA Champion Who Rejected Harvard For Basketball

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The Indiana Pacers have a whole lot to worry about in the coming days with their brilliant star guard, Victor Oladipo, out of action due to a severe right knee injury he suffered on Wednesday night. A prefatory exam on the Nigerian’s right knee indicates that he will require surgery and may not be in … Continue reading Pacer’s Oladipo Out of Action Due to Knee Injury

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