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D’Tigers captain Metu gives reason for Nigeria’s failure in FIBA Olympics pre-qualifiers

Nigeria withdraw from AfroBasket qualifiers due to lack of funds

Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have forfeited their participation in the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers due to lack of funds from the government. D’Tigers were scheduled to begin their quest for qualification against Libya, Uganda and Cape Verde from February 23-25 in Tunisia. A brief statement from the Nigeria Basketball Federation confirmed that players who represented the country at the 2020 Olympic Games were ready to stage...

Ex-D’Tigers star Oyedeji predicts NBA finals, reserves praise for Nigerians in playoffs

Ex-D’Tigers star Oyedeji predicts NBA finals, reserves praise for Nigerians in playoffs

Former D’Tigers captain Olumide Oyedeji stated that he would favour an underdog victory to emerge 2022-23 NBA champions at the end of the ongoing playoff series. The ex-NBA star described the run-in to the finals as difficult to predict becausehe doesn’t see any team strolling to glory in the finals after Denver Nuggets raced to a 4-0 series win over Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about...

Hughton vows to make Ghana successful

South Sudan: Africa’s youngest basketball team 

The South Sudan national basketball team was established in May 2011 and they became a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in December 2013. The Bright Stars made their first and only AfroBasket appearance in 2021 and they have also qualified for the 2023 FIBA World Cup hosted by The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia in August. South Sudan played its first unofficial match in Juba...