The Savannah Conference in the Nigeria Basketball Premier League returned for Day 2 action at the Rayfield Indoor Gym in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday. The Plateau Peaks continued their perfect start with a 64-56 win over Nile University to make it two wins out of two. Gombe Bulls bounced back from their opening defeat with a tightly contested 70-69 win over Nigeria Customs, who lost...
Following the successful completion of the 2024 Zenith Bank/NBBF Women's Premier Basketball League, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has confirmed the start dates for the much-anticipated 2024 NBBF Men’s Premier Basketball League season. According to the NBBF, 16 top teams in the country will compete across two conferences—the Atlantic and Savannah Conferences. The Atlantic Conference, which is slated to take place in the Indoor Sports Hall...
Nigeria’s Under-18 boys’ team finally got some good news on Tuesday regarding the visa issue hindering their participation in the U18 AfroBasket tournament in South Africa. The Junior D'Tigers have now been granted visas to South Africa to represent Nigeria at the tournament, Afrosport reports. According to the head of delegation for the Nigeria U18 basketball team, Ugo Udueze, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) have stepped...
Nigeria's Under-18 boys’ team are running against the clock to participate in the U18 AfroBasket tournament in South Africa. The Junior D'Tigers have been denied visas by the South African Consulate at Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, which puts their participation in the competition in jeopardy. The players, who trained and camped in Abuja on return from Abidjan are currently distraught as their dreams of competing...
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...
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