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Hughton vows to make Ghana successful

Hughton vows to make Ghana successful

Ghana new head coach Chris Hughton says he will do everything possible to make the Black Stars successful again. The 64-year-old was officially unveiled as the national team coach in Kumasi on Monday ahead of the Black Stars' 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola in the same city on Thursday. Hughton - who has a contract in place until December 2024 - previously held...

FIBA W/C: D’Tigers fall to Angola, miss out on World Cup

FIBA W/C: D’Tigers fall to Angola, miss out on World Cup

The Nigeria men’s senior basketball team, the D’Tigers, were defeated 65-59 by Angola in the second round of their FIBA World Cup African qualifiers.   Game 3 result and stat brief @NigeriaBasket #DTigers #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/nLDjfJyV14 — #NBBF (@nbbfonline) February 26, 2023 The more experienced Angolans had already defeated the D’Tigers in their first meeting in August 2022, and they started in that manner, racing to an...

FIBA W/C: D’Tigers secure comeback win over Guinea 

FIBA W/C: D’Tigers secure comeback win over Guinea 

Nigeria’s D'Tigers continued their impressive performance in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers with a hard-fought 62-59 victory over the National Elephants of Guinea on Saturday. The Nigerian team, filled with home-based players, rallied back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to come out on top in a must-win encounter against their West African neighbors. https://twitter.com/NigeriaBasket/status/1629500346027458561?t=m5blRuiFSuT_7Fbf1pIB-g&s=19 The D'Tigers, who were in confident form following their...

CHAN 2022: Mali & Angola share spoils in six-goal thriller

CHAN 2022: Mali & Angola share spoils in six-goal thriller

Mali and Angola produced one of the most entertaining games in the history of the African Nations Championship as they played out a 3-3 draw at the ongoing edition of the competition on Monday. The Eagles are two-time runners-up while the Black Antelopes of Angola are one-time runners-up and last appeared in the tournament back in 2018, reaching the quarter-finals. The Angolans got things off at...