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Qualifying is set to begin for four of the major international basketball tournaments. EuroBasket, AfroBasket, the AmeriCup and the AsiaCup will all begin their first scheduling window of qualifiers ...

Nigeria's golden generation in women's basketball continues to shift, and one of its most defining figures has now stepped away. Former D'Tigress captain, Sarah Ogoke, has announced her retirement ...

Nigeria women’s basketball captain, Amy Okonkwo, has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. This feat caps off a historic campaign that saw D’Tigress clinch ...

Qualifying for FIBA AfroBasket 2025 resumes on Friday, Feb. 21, with 20 teams set for action. Teams will compete in a round-robin within their group, with each squad playing two games in three days.

Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, have been knocked out of the ongoing 2025 FIBA AfroBasket championship, following a 91-75 defeat to Senegal in their quarter-final encounter at the Pavilhao ...

Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, will resume their quest to challenge for a second AfroBasket title when they take on the Teranga Lions of Senegal in a quarter-final clash on Wednesday (today) ...

While it lacks the star power of the upcoming EuroBasket tournament, FIBA’s 2025 AfroBasket event, which tipped off on Tuesday, features a pair of NBA players. Second-year Pelicans center Yves Missi ...