FIBA World Cup bound D’Tigers will know their opponents as the World Cup draw is slated for March 16 in Shenzhen, China.
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Adamu Deshi, the Technical Director of Nigeria Basketball Federation, says D’Tigers have to improve their defence to have a chance of success at the FIBA World Cup in China.
Nigeria’s national male basketball team, D’Tigers, slipped to their second loss in three games with a 63-84 points defeat in the hands of Senegal on Sunday.
Despite the absence of some key players who took part in the last FIBA World Cup qualifiers, D’Tigers Head coach, Alex Nwora, is still determined more than ever to end the qualifying campaign on a high.
NBBF President, Engr. Musa Kida, said it was important for the federation to spread its developmental programmes across board
D’Tigress have moved up 15 places in the latest FIBA Women’s ranking to 19th spot in the world after their 2018 World Cup heroics.
Despite winning the first quarter of their play off against France by 20-18, the Nigerian side lost by 86-62 points on Saturday.
The lads on Friday opened their World Cup campaign with a 84-73 victory over Cote d’Ivoire
D’Tigers parading some of the best players in the competition defeated Cote D’Ivoire, 84-73, to claim first game in the second round of the qualification series.
Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday, advised the D’Tigress to compete “clean and fair“ at the 2018 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
Nigeria’s senior women’s national team, D’Tigress is scheduled to play in Group B with teams from Australia, Argentina and Turkey when the competition dunks off in September 22.
Elonu told the News Agency of Nigeria that she was confident about the team’s chances in spite of the quality of teams coming for the World Cup.
With Nigeria pitted against former African Champions, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Central Africa Republic, a tougher challenge is expected
The 14-man team which arrived in Lagos on Monday from their Atlanta, U.S. base, is currently training ahead of the biggest competition in basketball at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Suruelere.
Newly appointed Head Coach of the Senior Women’s Basketball team, Otis Hughley, has charged the D’Tigress not to give in to distractions as they prepare for their first FIBA World Cup since 2006.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that D’Tigers defeated the national teams from Rwanda, Uganda and Mali in the just-concluded FIBA 2019 World Cup Qualifiers which held in Lagos from June 29 to July 1.
Having thrashed Uganda and Rwanda in their previous games, the Nigerian side consolidated her lead in the series by winning the first and second quarters by 22-15 and 25-10 points
In the first quarter, the Alex Nwora-led side led by 30-21 points, just as the African champions extended the lead by 21-14 before the break
Nwora told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the team had the depth and quality to win all matches and called for home support for the team.
Both players, who last featured for the senior national teams at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, have been recalled by D’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora, for the crunchy games against Mali, Rwanda and Uganda.