Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress Star Akhator ‘Surprised’ To face USA Again (AUDIO)
D’Tigress star forward Evelyn Akhator says she was ‘surprised’ when Nigeria was drawn to face World and Olympic Champions USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games in Japan.
Last week, the Nigeria senior...
D’Tigress Unfazed By Tokyo Olympics Group Opponents – Elonu (AUDIO)
D'Tigress captain Adaora Elonu says the team is undaunted by the pedigree of Nigeria's group opponents in the Tokyo Olympics and believes it offers them another opportunity to prove their mettle against the world's best teams.
D’Tigers, D’Tigress Get Tokyo Olympics Group Opponents
Nigeria's men's and women's national basketball teams now know their groups for the the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournaments following draws that place today at FIBA headquarters in Switzerland.
Twenty-four top teams...
2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: Mfon Udofia Replaces Mike Brown For D’Tigers Trip To Tunisia (AUDIO)
Assistant coach Mfon Udofia will take charge of D’Tigers at the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers in Tunisia, Nigeria Basketball Federation president Musa Kida confirmed on Sunday.
Udoka who joined the senior men’s national...
2020 Olympics: Hughley Calls Up Ogwumike, Akhator, Ezinne, 13 Others For D’Tigress Olympics Camp...
D'Tigress head coach Otis Hughley has invited 16 players to Atlanta for a 10 day training camp as preparation commences for the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, the Nigeria Basketball Federation announced on Saturday.
B/Ball: NBBF Finalising Roster For 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers (AUDIO)
The team list for the 3rd window of the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers taking place in Tunisia is almost ready, Nigeria Basketball Federation president Musa Kida has revealed.
Kida in a statement released...
B/Ball: NBBF Considering ‘Bubble’ Format For 2021 Domestic Season
The Nigerian Basketball Federation is exploring the possibility of organising the 2021 domestic basketball season in a bio-secure bubble it announced on Monday.
The bubble is one of several options under consideration...
NBA: 3 lessons From The Nets Win Against The Warriors
On 22 December, the highest level of basketball anywhere in the world, the NBA, made a return to our screens, and the Brooklyn Nets took care of business against the Golden State Warriors.
NBA: Clippers Best Lakers, Durant Returns To Torment Golden State On Opening Night
The NBA returned for the 2020-21 season on Wednesday after the shortest turnaround in league history with the Los Angeles Clippers laying down the gauntlet to champions Los Angeles Lakers with a performance that showed they...
Basketball: Giannis Antetokounmpo Signs Richest Contract In NBA History
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has signed a contract extension with the franchise worth a reported $228.2m - the richest in NBA history.
The two-time Most Valuable Player, 26, has agreed a...
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