Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress, are set for a high-stakes semifinal encounter against Senegal at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan today, following their dominant 83-47 quarterfinal victory over Cameroon. The defending champions extended their unbeaten tournament run to 27 games on Thursday, securing Africa’s final slot for the 2026 FIBA World Cup
Experienced coach Mohammed Abdulrahman will guide Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, as interim head coach during the upcoming FIBA AfroBasket tournament in Angola. The 31st edition of Africa’s premier basketball competition kicks off this month, with Nigeria drawn in Group B alongside defending champions Tunisia, Cameroon and Madagascar. Abdulrahman, who previously served as
Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress, stormed into the semifinals of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket championship with a commanding 83-47 victory over Cameroon on Thursday night in Abidjan. The defending champions will now face Senegal in the next round as they continue their quest for a seventh continental title. Despite Cameroon’s early 4-0
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will discover their quarterfinal opponents on Wednesday as Angola faces Cameroon in a playoff match at the ongoing FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2025 tournament. The defending champions secured their place in the last eight with dominant performances in Group D, thrashing Rwanda 92-45 before edging out
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress ended their debut campaign at the 2025 FIBA U-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in 12th place after a heavy 96-71 defeat to China in their final classification game on Sunday in Brno, Czechia. The Nigerian side, which had earlier stunned China with a 93-88 victory in the group stage, could not
Nigeria’s U19 Women’s Basketball team, the Junior D’Tigress, bounced back from their Round of 16 defeat with a strong performance on Friday, defeating Argentina 68 to 58 in a classification match at the ongoing FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Brno, Czechia. After their narrow loss to Hungary earlier in the week, the Nigerian
Confusion has trailed Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, as preparations for the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket tournament continue to suffer setbacks, barely days to the championship. The six-time African champions, who are also the current holders of the continental title, have not commenced camping or held any meaningful training ahead of the tournament scheduled
Nigeria’s U19 women’s basketball team, the Junior D’Tigress, will square off against Argentina today in the classification round of the ongoing FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Brno, Czechia. After exiting the race for the title with a 77 to 51 loss to Hungary in the round of 16, the Nigerian girls are now
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress will lock horns with Hungary today in the round of 16 of the ongoing 2025 FIBA Under 19 Women’s World Cup in Brno, Czechia, as the knockout phase begins following the conclusion of the group stage. The Nigerian girls lost their final group match 79 to 61 against Portugal on Tuesday, finishing
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress will aim to bounce back and end their group stage campaign on a high when they face Portugal on Tuesday at the ongoing FIBA U-19 Women’s World Cup in Brno, Czechia. After an electrifying debut win against China, where they claimed a thrilling 93-88 victory, the coach Juliana Akhere-led team suffered a
