D’Tigers defeat Cameroon 99-90 to reach AfroBasket quarter finals
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, have secured a place in the quarterfinals of AfroBasket 2025 after a thrilling 99–90 victory over Cameroon in Luanda, Angola. The match, played on Sunday, August 17, saw the Nigerian side end their group stage campaign on a high note. The win means Nigeria finished the group stage unbeaten […]
FIBA Ranking: Nigeria’s D’Tigress now rank 8th best team in the world, best in Africa
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has climbed to 8th place in the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings after an impressive performance at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan. The rankings, released on Thursday, 14 August, show Nigeria moving up three spots from 11th to 8th, collecting 640.1 points. D’Tigress remain the only African team […]
Peter Obi celebrates D’Tigress after fifth consecutive AfroBasket victory
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has praised Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. This makes it their fifth victory in a row at the tournament. In a message titled “MISSION V ACCOMPLISHED”, Obi said the […]
President Tinubu congratulates D’Tigress for winning 5th consecutive AfroBasket title
President Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for making the country proud once again. The team recently won the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title, continuing their dominance on the African basketball scene. On Sunday, August 3, D’Tigress defeated Mali 78-64 in the final match. With this victory, Nigeria became the first country in […]