Archives Tag: D’Tigers

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April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, have been pitched against South Sudan, Mali, and Rwanda in Group D of the final phase of the FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers 2021. On January 15, 2021, the Federation of International Basketball Association, (FIBA regional office) confirmed Yaounde, Cameroun, and Monastir, Tunisia as the host nations/cities for the tournament … Continue reading FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers: D’Tigers Drawn Alongside South Sudan, Mali, And Rwanda

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April 19, 2022

  Nigeria’s men national basketball team, D’Tigers wrapped up the first phase of the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda, in style after making it three wins out of three games on Sunday, November 29, 2020, with a 91-68 points win against fellow West Africans, Mali. Nigeria topped Group D after beating South Sudan in … Continue reading 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: D’Tigers Edge Out Mali To Complete Successful First Phase Campaign

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April 19, 2022

  Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers emerged victorious in their first game at the ongoing 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda, after beating South Sudan 76-56, today, Thursday, November 26, 2020. D’Tigers won three out of four quarters to beat their North African opponents who replaced Algeria in the qualifiers. Read more about Sports Coach … Continue reading 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: Nigeria Beat South Sudan

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April 19, 2022

  As preparations for the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers gears up, coach of the Nigerian national basketball team, Mike Brown, has released a list of 20 players that will defend the colours of Nigeria in the tournament slated to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, from November 27-29, 2020. Read more about Sports Brown who is still new … Continue reading 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: Mike Brown Releases 20-Man List

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April 19, 2022

  Having featured for D’Tigers on multiple occasions especially at the AfroBasket and national 3×3 team levels, no one understands the depth of hard work needed for a Nigerian basketball player to make the final roster for the 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers like Abdul Yahaya. With the D’Tigers pitched alongside Mali, Rwanda, and Algeria in the … Continue reading 2021 AfroBasket Qualifiers: Nigeria Is The Best Team In Africa – Abdul Yahaya

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April 19, 2022

As huge a Basketball fan here in Nigeria, imagine watching Brooklyn Nets Point Guard, Spencer Dinwiddie in the colors of the D’Tigers of Nigeria, Sensational Right? that is exactly what we are set to witness. According to The Athletic, Dinwiddie is making arrangements to switch allegiance to play for Nigeria Basketball team plus acquiring a … Continue reading NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Winner Set to Join D’Tigers of Nigeria – Stats Review

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April 19, 2022

Assistant coach of NBA basketball team, Golden State Warriors, Mike Brown, has agreed to become Nigerian national male basketball team coach, and will lead D’Tigers to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan, later this year. President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, has been in search of a coach with NBA experience and … Continue reading Mike Brown Set To Become D’Tigers’ New Head Coach

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April 19, 2022

As the world is still in shock over the death of the retired basketball icon, Kobe Bryant, Nigerians have joined the train in sending condolences. But more importantly, Nigerian basketballers are have been weighing in with their condolences. Many Nigerian basketball fans would recall albeit painfully the heavy loss at the 2012 London Olympics where … Continue reading Nigerian Basketballers react to Kobe Bryant’s death

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian national basketball team star, Chimezie Metu, has stated that wining at the Olympic Games in Tokyo is the team’s main priority. The San Anthonio Spurs forward was part of a new set of players introduced to Nigeria’s basketball squad at the FIBA World Cup in China and was impressive, averaging 9.0 points and registering … Continue reading We Are Going To Tokyo To Win – Metu

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian national men basketball team, D’Tigers, have moved up 10 places in the latest FIBA Basketball ranking released on Thursday, September 19, 2019 by Nike. D’Tigers also maintained their top spot in Africa, while Angola placed second. Tunisia holds the third spot in Africa, and Senegal occupies the fourth position. Prior to the 2019 FIBA … Continue reading D’Tigers Move Up 10 Places In Latest FIBA Ranking

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April 19, 2022

The history of Nigerian basketball would be incomplete without mentioning the victory of the country’s senior male basketball team at the 2015 Afro Basketball tournament held in Tunisia. The match held on August 30, 2015 saw D’Tigers record a 74-65 win over African basketball superpower, Angola, in Tunis. Also, the Nigerian side finished the tournament … Continue reading Golden Moments Of Nigerian Sports: When D’tigers Beat Angola To Win The Afro Basketball Competition For The First Time In 2015

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s men national basketball team, D’Tigers, finished the 2019 FIBA World Cup on a successful note after beating host nation, China, 86-73 in their final classification game on Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Guangzhou. Victory over the Chinese team in front of their home crowd and supporters means Nigeria has picked the sole African automatic … Continue reading Tokyo 2020: D’Tigers Beat China To Secure Olympic Ticket

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April 19, 2022

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has expressed deep remorse for D’Tigers‘ road trip to the just-concluded AfroCan tournament in Mali. D’Tigers traveled by road to and from Mali for the tournament and were reportedly left without proper accommodation plans on their arrival in Sokoto on Sunday. The NBBF board has blamed the series of events on … Continue reading NBBF Regrets D’Tigers Road Trip To Mali

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April 19, 2022

D’Tigers have been knocked out of the ongoing maiden edition of the FIBA AfroCan in Bamako, after losing 85-80 to Algeria in their round of 16 fixture on Tuesday, July 22, 2019. The team, led by Ogor Odaudu, could not progress into the next round of the tournament following their lackluster performance against the North … Continue reading D’Tigers Out Of Maiden AfroCan

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April 19, 2022

D’Tigers shooting guard, Obi Emegano, has linked up with French side, Le Mans Sarthe Basket, in a report by Sports Extra. The 26-year-old big man was on target for JDA Dijon Bourgogne in the Jeep Elite Pro-A last season, where he was quite instrumental in his team’s league campaign. The Nigerian played 14 games in … Continue reading D’Tigers Shooting Guard, Emegano Joins Le Mans Sarthe Basket

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