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2024 Basketball Africa League: All there is to know about BAL’s fourth season

The world basketball governing body, FIBA has sanctioned the Burundian Basketball Federation (FEBABU) with an indefinite suspension for backing Dynamo's withdrawal from the 2024 Basketball Africa League. Dynamo forfeited all their matches in the Kalahari Conference in March. As a result, they were disqualified from the tournament after refusing to wear jerseys that had the 'Visit Rwanda' logo. The Burundian champions protested against wearing the sponsored...

D’Tigress qualify for 2024 Olympics despite heavy defeat to USA

by Taiye Taiwo

10 February 2024

Nigeria women's basketball team have qualified for the basketball event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. D'Tigress suffer a heavy 100-46 to world champions, USA on Friday but they qualified for this summer's sports festival after Belgium thumped Senegal 97-66. Nigeria joined host country Belgium and reigning world champions USA in picking up their tickets in Antwerp. Rena Wakama's ladies struggled to match the Americans on...

Basketball: South Sudan qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics

by Taiye Taiwo

3 September 2023

South Sudan became the first African country to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after finishing as the best African team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The world's youngest country ended their campaign at the FIBA World Cup with a 101-78 victory against Angola on Saturday. South Sudan sealed the Olympic berth after their closest rival, Egypt's 88-86 defeat to New Zealand. The...

NBBF appoints former player Rena Wakama as D’Tigress head coach

by Taiye Taiwo

1 July 2023

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has appointed former player Rena Wakama as head coach of the national women's team, the D'Tigress. Wakama succeeds Otis Hughley after the NBBF confirmed she has signed a two-year contract to lead the five-time Afrobasket champions. Wakama, born in Rivers State, currently works as assistant coach at Stony Brooks University in the United States of America. The former Nigeria international is...

Angola: 47 years of basketball and still dominating Africa

by Ayomide Sotubo

16 May 2023

The Angolan Basketball team has seen it all at the peak of national basketball championships. After losing their first official match against Nigeria under legendary coach Victorino Cunha on 1 February 1976, they went on to compete in several competitions, including four Summer Olympics between 1992 and 2004. Their international appearances continue with three World Championships in 2002, 2006 and 2010, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World...

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Angola: 47 years of basketball and still dominating Africa

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