Tag: Basketball

Sports Ministry Orders Immediate Dissolution Of NBBF’s Caretaker Committee

27Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Sports Ministry Orders Immediate Dissolution Of NBBF’s Caretaker Committee

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Caretaker Committee headed by Musa Kida, ahead of the federation’s elections. In a letter addressed to Kida and Prof. Florence Adeyanju, member, Caretaker Committee, NBBF, the sports ministry, thanked the duo for their contributions to the development of basketball in Nigeria. The statement, signed by the Secretary-General of NBBF, Afolabi-Oluwayemi Olabisi, said: “As you may recall that the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, on May 4, 2021, inaugurated the Caretaker Committees for 31 National Sports Federations, including Basketball, to run the affairs of the respective Federations ahead of elections of their new Boards. ...

All D’Tigress Players Withdraw From 2022 FIBA World Cup Over Neglect, Blast NBBF, Sports Ministry, Others (Video)

14Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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All D’Tigress Players Withdraw From 2022 FIBA World Cup Over Neglect, Blast NBBF, Sports Ministry, Others (Video)

All the members of the country’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have vowed not to participate in the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup to be hosted by Australia unless their demands are met. The team members in a four minutes and twelve seconds video posted on social media and obtained by African News Today cited poor treatment by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and the sports ministry as a reason for their action. They went on to issue an ultimatum that unless their demands are met, they have united to kick against participating at the major tournament next year. Among their demands are the payment of monies owed to players, officials and vendors, adequate travel to competitions and a team manager for all team functions. Their reaction comes after the Federal Min...

D’Tigers Coach Vows Not To quit After Olympic Ouster

1Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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D’Tigers Coach Vows Not To quit After Olympic Ouster

Mike Brown, coach of Nigeria’s men's basketball team has vowed not to leave his position as D’Tigers coach after they failed to progress further in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games on Saturday. D’Tigers lost all three of their group games to favourites Australia, Germany and Italy, just two weeks after stunning exhibition upsets over Team USA and Argentina. Brown took charge of the former African champions in an attempt to push the emerging basketball country to the next level. An NBA coach for the Lakers and Cavaliers and currently an assistant with the Golden State Warriors, Brown is credited for helping Nigeria improve and become an international factor over the past few months. Read Also: Kwara United Reject Head Coach, Biffo’s Resignation The American has now pledg...

Finance Ministry Ratifies Waiver For Basketball Kits

14Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Finance Ministry Ratifies Waiver For Basketball Kits

The Ministry of Finance has approved a waiver for the Olympics jersey to be worn by Nigeria’s male basketball team, D’Tigers, making it feasible for customs to release the kits any moment from now. Sources at the Sports Ministry confirmed that the Ministers of Finance and Youths Sports collaborated in their efforts to ensure the documentation necessary for the waiver was granted. The waiver will expedite efforts to secure the arrival of the jerseys for the D’Tigers who are set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Read Also: WCQ: Cape Verde Arrives Nigeria, Set To Train At Teslim Balogun Stadium “The Minister of Finance has signed the waiver and what remains is for the customs to release the basketball kits upon presentation of the waiver to the NBBF so that our team can enjoy t...

Nigeria’s D’Tigers Beat USA In Pre-Olympic Friendly

11Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Nigeria’s D’Tigers Beat USA In Pre-Olympic Friendly

D’Tigers of Nigeria got the better of the United State of America basketball team in a pre-Olympic friendly, winning 90-87 in the early hours of Sunday. The Nigeria side comprised of modest NBA players come out tops against a star-studded, All-NBA, max-contract performers in the USA team. Nigeria ranked 22nd by FIBA beat the No 1-ranked team and three-time reigning Olympic gold medalists to booster their confidence ahead of the Olympics. “I thought that the Nigerian team played very physically, did a great job in that regard and knocked down a lot of 3s,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “Give them credit.” Gabe Nnamdi of Miami Heat led Nigeria with 21 points. Caleb Agada scored 17 points, Ike Nwamu added 13 and Nigeria outscored the U.S. 60-30 from 3-point range. Kevin Duran...

D’Tigers Finish the Year as Best African Team

11Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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D’Tigers Finish the Year as Best African Team

The Nigeria national basketball team has been ranked the best team in Africa on the FIBA Men’s World Ranking released on Wednesday. D’Tigers have experienced growth in fortune throughout the year and this marks a remarkable end to the year for the team. The team had enjoyed a steady rise in the ranking as they moved from 33rd Position to 23rd in the world back in September. Nigeria amassed a total of 433.3 points to rank 21st in the world, thanks to their good form during the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers. D’tigers also won all three matches played at the just concluded AfroBasket qualifier in Kigali, Rwanda. They won their matches against hosts Rwanda, South Sudan and Mali to finish first in the group.