Men You Should Know: Usman Umar Kibiya
Early life And Education Usman Kibiya Umar was born on 12 June 1949 in Kibiya Local Government Area. As customary of many northern towns, people bear the names of the communities they hail from thus, Kibiya bears the name of his own local government area: Kibiya. He attended Kibiya Junior Primary School from 1955-1958 […]
Tokyo 2020: FIBA Disqualifies Nneka Ogwumike And Elizabeth Williams From Representing Nigeria
The duo of former WNBA MVP, Nneka Ogwumike, and Elizabeth Olatayo Williams, have been declared ineligible to represent Nigeria by the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA). Read more about Sports Both players were informed by the ruling basketball body of their ineligibility to play for Nigeria owing to “substantial involvement’’ with the United […]
Sulaimon Ruled Out With Injury As D’Tigers Camp Open, November 23rd
While Nigeria commences full preparations for the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers slated to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, from November 27-29, 2020, Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB, Spain star, Rasheed Sulaimon, who was listed by coach Mike Brown for the qualifiers have been ruled out with a torn muscle in his left abdomen and a […]
NBBF Mourns Razak Okedeyi
The Nigerian basketball world was thrown into mourning on Thursday, July 23, 2020, after news of the death of fast-rising referee, Razak Okedeyi, was made public through a statement issued and signed by Oni Afolabi, a board member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Commenting on the death of the chap, Mr Afolabi noted […]
FIBA And NBBF Set To Commence Online Training For Referees And Coaches
Global basketball ruling body, the Federation of International Basketball Association, FIBA, in conjunction with Basketball Federations of different countries has finalised plans to organise online certification courses for coaches and referees around the world. As the world continues to battle the corona virus pandemic, FIBA in its quest to avoid physical interactions moved the training […]
D’Tigress Congratulated By Zenith Bank For Olympic Qualification
The Nigerian national women’s’ basketball team, D’Tigress has been congratulated by one of Nigeria’s leading banks, Zenith Bank, for picking a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics billed to hold in Japan later this year. D’Tigress held their heads high while departing Serbia where the Olympic qualifying tournament for women’s’ basketball was held between February […]
Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress Open Olympic Qualification Tournament On A Winning Note
The Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress moved a step closer towards qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan after beating fellow African side, Mozambique, 85-51, in their first FIBA Women’s Olympics qualifier game. The back-to-back FIBA Women’s AfroBasket champions have now made their intention known in a group which equally comprise the […]
Nigerian Basketball Mourns Peter Aluma
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), has expressed shock at the death of Nigerian basketball legend, Peter Aluma, who passed on at the early age of 46. NBBF President, Musa Kida, while reacting to the death of the former Comets Basketball Club player and Liberty University Hall of Fame member, noted that his death was shocking and […]
Mike Brown Set To Become D’Tigers’ New Head Coach
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 […]
We Are Going To Tokyo To Win – Metu
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 […]
NBBF Regrets D’Tigers Road Trip To Mali
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 […]
Golden Moments In Sports: D’Tigers At 2017 Afrobasket
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 […]
Former D’Tigers Captain Not Satisfied With 44-Man W’Cup List
Former D’Tigers captain, Olumide Oyedeji, has expressed his displeasure at the running of the affairs of the Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, pending the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, which is only a few months away. Oyedeji, who captained the team to a historic Afrobasket win in Tunisia in 2015, believes it in very […]
Did You Know: The Three Nigerians That Made The 2019 NBA Draft
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the biggest and most popular league in men’s professional basketball across the world. For any basketball player, making it into the NBA is the big dream. In the 2019 NBA Draft, three Nigerians have been selected into the league. Over the years, Africa has produced remarkable players that have […]
Coach Pleads With NBBF To Improve Communication With Clubs
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 […]
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 […]