Nigeria’s D’Tigress have stormed into the top 10 of the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings, climbing to eighth place following their historic Women’s Afrobasket triumph earlier this month, Afrosport reports. The ranking, released by FIBA on Thursday, confirms a three-place rise for the African champions, who cement their position as the continent’s No. 1 team and remain the only African side ever to feature in the...
The National Basketball Association (NBA), alongside the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the head organisation that governs European basketball are in talks over a new tournament that will see teams from the NBA take on local teams from FIBA. The plans for the tournament are still in the early stages but basketball fans across Europe and America are excited about what this new tournament might bring. The...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and D'Tigress head coach, Rena Wakama have responded to assistant coach Abi Olajuwon's outburst over unpaid dues after the Paris 2024 Olympics. The daughter of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, on Thursday, called out the NBBF for not paying D'Tigress coaches after their impeccable outing in Paris where they reached the women's basketball quarter-finals. Olajuwon took to social media to express her...
D'Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has been named the best women's basketball coach at the Paris 2024 Olympics, following her team's exploits at the tournament, Afrosport reports. The announcement was made by the world basketball governing body, (FIBA) at the end of the basketball event at the Games. "Nigeria’s incredible run at Olympics wasn’t going to go unnoticed, Rena Wakama is the Best Coach of Paris...
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...
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