A Difficult Task Awaits Us In China, Diogu Warns
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 […]
We Are Ready For The FIBA World Cup – Kida
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 […]
FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers To Battle Argentina, Russia, Korea
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 […]
2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers Eager To Prove Themselves, Says Ike Diogu
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 […]
2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers’ Nwamu Confident The Team Will Finish Unbeaten
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 […]
Do You Know: D’Tigers Power Forward Aminu Al Farouq Is A Nigerian Prince
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 […]
15 Players Invited for D’Tigers Final Round of Qualifiers
D’Tigers coach, Alex Nwora, has invited 15 players to take part in the final of the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup qualification series, scheduled to hold in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from February 18. Although the Nigeria men’s basketball team were the first in the world to qualify for the World Cup, coach Nwora is not […]
FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup: D’Tigers, D’Tigeress Arrive Lomé
The Nigeria senior men and women’s basketball teams have both arrived in Lomé, Togo for the 2018 Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) 3×3 Africa Cup. Kano Pillars star, Azouma Dike, will lead the men’s team, comprised of club teammates, Abdul Yahaya (Kano Pillars), Lucky Subel (Kano Pillars) and Godwin David (Kano Pillars). The boys […]
Nigerians In Sports: “We Are Not Done Yet”- D’Tigers’ Al Farouq
Despite being the first team in the world to qualify for next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, D’Tigers, are clearly not done yet, in their quest to claim total African dominance. Nigeria have been unbeaten in the qualifiers — with a record of 9 wins and zero losses— to qualify for the World […]
FIBA Commends D’Tigers On Early World Cup Qualification
Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA), has sent a congratulatory letter to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for their early qualification for the 2019 Men’s Cup in China. D’Tigers are the first team in the world to qualify for the tournament following their 9-match winning streak with which they accrued a total of 18 points to […]
Golden Moments In Sports: Rio 2016 Olympics – D’Tigers Defeated Croatia
Who would have thought Africa’s Champions would pull a tournament upset and defeat Croatia to win their first match of the Rio 2016 Olympics, but they did —more-so in grand style. Surprise The Croatians had won two of their previous three games, and to the rest of the world it was only natural that the […]
Did You Know One Year Ago D’Tigress Won Their Third Afrobasket Title After 12 Years?
Exactly one year ago, Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team D’Tigress conquered the whole of Africa to become the 2017 Afrobasket champions Bamako, Mali. Before their triumph at the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket last year, the Nigerian women had lifted the trophy only two times in their history; in 2003 and 2005. Their final against defending champions, Senegal, […]
2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers Can Qualify
D’Tigers head coach, Alex Nwora, is optimistic that the Nigeria senior men’s basketball team will qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Team work The coach believes that more work and good team building can increase by a long shot the chances of D’Tigers making it to China next year, while also hinting […]
The History of Basketball In Nigeria
Basketball is one of the world’s most popular sports in the world. Little wonder, then, that Nigerians have showed a lot more interest in the game over the years and more players from the nation have since proved Nigeria a well of talents for basketball teams around the world. The Nigeria senior men’s basketball team, […]
2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Nwora On Diogu’s Leadership
Talking about the coming games of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, D’Tigers head coach, Alex Nwora is positive that if all works out just well for the Nigerian Senior Men’s Basketball team, captain Ike Diogu will have to lead the team with his experience. Nwora painted Diogu as the glue that currently binds the […]
FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers to Camp in Lagos
change of plans Contrary to prior plans made by the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), D’Tigers will now begin camp for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers on June 19 in Lagos under the supervision of head coach, Alex Nwora. The team was supposed to camp in Buffalo, United States, but after much deliberation, looking at the facts […]