As the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup gets underway in China on Saturday, the D’Tigers hope to start against Russia on a winning note.
Browsing: FIBA
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has advised stakeholders to focus more on the positives being recorded in the sport rather than expending unnecessary energy on the few challenges encountered by the AFROCAN team due to lack of funds.
The home based D’Tigers on Sunday lost their second straight match against DR Congo 55 – 81 in the ongoing FIBA AFROCAN Men’s basketball in Bamako, Mali
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has stated that the decision to appoint Alex Nwora as D’Tigers’ coach has paid off handsomely after qualifying the team for the FIBA Men’s basketball World cup in China.
FIBA Africa has handed AS Sale of Morocco host of Group A of the FIBA Africa Basketball League in March.
An elated Ahmedu told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday that the attractive salary structure of the bank and proper mobilization of the players had made it possible for the team to excel.
The President of NBBF, Musa Kida, said on Monday in Lagos that the course was important as it was for the federation to spread its development programmes across board.
The 2018 League season will be held in an abridged format because of the short window before the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Club Championship Zonal elimination starting in November.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has described the death of FIBA Secretary-General and IOC member, Patrick Baumann, as unbelievable and shocking.
Baumann, who is a member of the International Olympic Committee, was a prominent figure within global sport holding multiple positions.
The body said: “Basketball has lost a leader, an advocate and a friend and our thoughts are with Patrick’s wife and two children at this tragic time.”
Despite D’Tigress 15 to 7 points lead early in the game, the Greeks clawed their way back into reckoning to tie the contest at 15 points heading into the 2nd quarter.
He said that Stan Okoye, Olaseni Lawal, Al-Farouk, Alade Aminu and Chamberlain Oguchi, who had yet to contribute their qualities to the current squad had been seriously engaged in club duties.
The Federation of International Basketball has announced Lagos, for the second time, as the host of the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup qualifiers.
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
To ensure that more referees and Technical Commissioners are captured, the training to be conducted by a Certified Instructor nominated by FIBA will hold in Lagos between July 2 and 4 and Abuja between July 5 and 7.
He quoted the NBBF Secretary-General, Chimezie Asiegbu, as saying the federation was intensifying efforts to ensure that the team maintained its 100 per cent winning record in the qualification series.
Afolabi Oni, the Media Officer of the Musa Kida-led faction of NBBF, said in a statement that the federation was working on giving the stadium’s Indoor Sports Hall a new look.
In a letter dated May 28, 2018, signed by FIBA Secretary General, Patrick Baumann, and addressed to NBBF President, Engineer Musa Kida, the body reiterated unequivocally its earlier stance recognizing Kida and his board as being in charge of basketball affairs in Nigeria until such time that a new election will be held.
This was contained in a communique signed and made available after the 2018 NBBF stakeholders meetings held in Lagos (Atlantic Conference) and Abuja (Savannah Conference) on May 16 and 18.