Tag: basketball
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Aruna keeps Africa’s momentum going in Doha
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has kept Africa’s hopes alive at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. On a day when most African players bowed out on Day 3 of the global event, Aruna pressed on, securing his spot in the third round of the Men’s Singles event. Cheered on by the President of the…
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BAL: We plan to do better than last year – Rivers Hoopers coach
Rivers Hoopers Head Coach Ogoh Odaudu has said that his team has what it takes to improve on last year’s performance at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Season 5. Rivers Hoopers will play their first game at BAL this year when they take on Stade Malien in the Kalahari Conference opener in Rabat, Morocco on…
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Warriors Basketball Academy to host FIBA Africa Zone 3 academies tournament
The Warriors Basketball Academy has officially expressed interest in hosting the inaugural FIBA Africa Zone 3 Academies Tournament. This is an initiative tailored to foster grassroots basketball development within the region. The Warriors Management says it notified the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) of the academy’s intention to stage the tournament via a letter dated February…
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D’Tigers off to Libya as Nigeria announces roster for AfroBasket Qualifiers
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has released the final 12-man roster for the third window of the FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers, set to take place in Tripoli, Libya, from February 21 to 23. The list was made public on Monday night just as the team members based in Nigeria prepared to board the flight to Tripoli.…
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Warriors retiring Iguodala’s No. 9 next month
The Golden State Warriors will retire Andre Iguodala’s No. 9 jersey on February 23 when they host the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco. The team made the announcement Tuesday on Iguodala’s 41st birthday. Iguodala is the seventh player in Warriors history to have his number raised to the rafters, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Chris Mullin, Nate…
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Dikko congratulates MFM Basketball Club for picking African ticket
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko has congratulated the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Women Basketball Club for quality outing at the ongoing FIBA Africa Women Basketball League Zone 3 qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia. He spoke shortly after the Nigerian women’s league champions qualified for the finals of the Women…
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Nigerian U16 women basketballers land in Senegal
Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s Under-16 ladies basketball team have arrived in Dakar, Senegal to participate in a preparatory tournament that the Nigeria Olympic Committee described as “a significant step” toward the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026. The event called the “Festival of Games” is scheduled for November 6th to 10th in Dakar. The NOC…
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Nigeria’s U16 basketball team for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Nigeria’s Under-16 female basketball team has received an official invitation to participate in a preparatory tournament in Dakar in what has been described by the Nigeria Olympic Committee as “a significant step” toward the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026. The NOC announced that the invitation comes from the Local Organizing Committee of the…
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How Hoops N’ Read beat Kwara Falcons 94-48 without mercy
Pius Ayinor Hoops N’ Read Basketball Club have extended their unbeaten run in the Nigeria Basketball Men’s Premier League to three and in the process beat Kwara Falcons 94-48 mercilessly. The Lagos team took Kwara Falcons by storm on Tuesday, sweeping aside the birds of prey from Ilorin 94-48 at the basketball courts of Samuel…
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Rivers Hoopers beat Oluyole, Hoops N’ Read dim Comets
Rivers Hoopers made it a second consecutive victory following their 77-43 win over Oluyole Warriors in the Atlantic Conference in Benin. It was also a back-to-back win for Hoops N’ Read who defeated Comets 64-47 at the same Benin centre. It follows their Day One victory over Oluyole Warriors as well. Hoopers shot to a…
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