Tag: D’Tigers
D’Tigers Set To Miss Out on FIBA World Cup As Ex...
It was a weekend of setbacks for Nigeria's Basketball team, the D'Tigers as they have almost thrown away their chances of qualifying for the...
NBBF President Kida Attends D’tigers Training In Abidjan ..Urges Team...
President of Nigeria Basketball Federation Engr. Ahmadu Musa Kida earlier today watched the Nigeria Men's national basketball team, D'Tigers training ahead of the all-important...
FIBAWCQ: D’Tigers Return To Action After Ban Is Lifted
After the banning and unbanning of the Nigerian basketball team from playing in international competitions, the male national team, the D'Tigers will return to...
Former D’Tigers Star Storms Port-Harcourt With Basketball Challenge
Former D'Tigers star Tonye Jekiri has concluded arrangements with a Non-Governmental Organisation, under the aegis of Athletes for Peace and Re-Orientation Initiative to host...
Olympics: Minister Spurs D’Tigers Ahead Of Next Game …Says Team Started...
Ahead of their next encounter in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare Tuesday met the male national...
All Now Set For The 2020 Olympic Games As The D’Tigers...
After about a month of camping exercise in Sacramento and Las Vegas, D'Tigers head coach, Mike Brown selected Josh Okogie (Minnesota Timberwolves), Miami Heat’s...
Fidelity Bank Boosts Basketball Teams With N15 Million
Nigeria's National Basketball Teams D'Tigers and D'Tigress quest for Olympics medal has been given a further boost by another corporate organization Fidelity Bank.
The...
Big Wins Against US, Argentina Big Boost For Olympics
As the 2020 Olympic Games draw nearer, D'Tigers center, Jahlil Okafor says the big wins against USA and Argentina is a morale booster for...
Nigeria 94-71 Argentine: “D’Tigers, Nigeria Is Proud Of You”, Says Sunday...
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has again congratulated the Nigerian male basketball team, D'Tigers on their second straight Pre- Tokyo...
All Hands On Deck To Release D’Tigers Kits- NBBF
The leadership of the Nigeria Basketball Federation is optimistic that the D’Tigers jerseys at the seaport in Lagos will be cleared before the commencement...
How D’Tigers Shock Team USA In Olympics Prep Game…Makes History
The Nigeria Men's Basketball Team caused a major upset by beating the United States in a pre-Olympics game on Saturday night in Las Vegas...
Flutterwave Backs Nigeria’s Basketball Team For The 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Becomes...
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, will partner with the Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers, as they head to Tokyo to compete for gold at the...
8 NBA Stars Dominate D’Tigers 15- Man Olympics List
After weeks of camping, D’Tigers Head Coach, Mike Brown has pruned the 49 man list to 15 ahead of the friendly series lined up...
Tokyo 2020: Brown Cuts 33 Players From D’Tigers Camp, Nwora Rejoins...
Nigeria men’s team currently in camp in California, will on Monday move to Las Vegas for the last phase of preparations for the Tokyo...
Olympic Games: Brown Rules Out Automatic Spot For Any Player
D'Tigers head coach, Mike Brown has stated that getting the best 12 players to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Olympics will not be an...
D’Tigers Begin Afrobasket Hunt Against Kenya, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire
D'Tigers will face Kenya, Mali, and Cote d'Ivoire in Group C of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket to be hosted by Rwanda.
At a brief...
D’Tigers End 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers In Style
D’Tigers rounded off its 2021 FIBA Afrobasket championship qualifiers with a big 76-56 points win over Mali who struggled to cope with the offensive...
D’Tigers Continue 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers Unbeaten Run…To Face Mali On Friday
Nigeria continued its dominance on the continent with another emphatic 64-51pts win over Rwanda at the ongoing 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers in Tunisia.
The win...
D’Tigers qualify for 2021 FIBA Afrobasket
D’Tigers became the first team to qualify for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship after defeating South Sudan 75-70pts on a chilly evening in Monsatir,...
D’Tigers Resumes 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Ticket Hunt
D’Tigers will tomorrow take on South Sudan as the team continues its quest to book a ticket to 2021 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship to...
D’Tigers Moves One Step Up In Latest FIBA Rankings…Nigeria Now 22nd...
D'Tigers of Nigeria in the latest rankings released by FIBA are now 22nd in the world and still number 1 in Africa.
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D’Tigers finishes second (2nd) in FIBA Africa Net-Rating after Amazing displays...
By Okechukwu Emmanuel
The D'Tigers of Nigeria have been ranked second (2nd) in the newly released FIBA Africa Net-Rating, after an...
Race for 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualification not over- Kida
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced that the race for a place in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket is not yet over as Nigerians continue...
Perfect Start For D’Tigers As 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Qualifier Ends In...
D'Tigers concluded their first FIBA Afrobasket on a winning note as they maintained their unbeaten run with another emphatic 91-68 points wins against Mali.
Captain,...
D’Tigers Battle Rwanda In Game 2 Of The Afrobasket Qualifiers…Rwanda’s Captain...
By Okechukwu Emmanuel
D'Tigers of Nigeria will aim for two (2) wins in two (2) games with a victory against the host Rwanda today in...
D’Tigers’ Captain Happy With The Victory As Coach Describes Experience As...
By Okechukwu Emmanuel
Nigeria's D'Tigers kick-started their campaign to a dream start at the Rwanda 2020 AfroBasket qualifiers in Kigali with a 76-56 victory over...
D’Tigers Up To A Flying Start At Rwanda 2020 Afrobasket Qualifiers...
Nigeria began its campaign at the Rwanda 2020 Afrobasket qualifiers in Kigali with a 76-56 victory over South Sudan yesterday. New D’Tigers coach, Mike...
D’Tigers Set To Battle South Sudan In Afrobasket Qualifiers Today…D’Tigers’ Coach...
By Okechukwu Emmanuel
Nigeria's senior men's basketball National team D'Tigers are set to begin their campaign to qualify for the 2021 AfroBasket Championship today in...
2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: D’Tigers final camp opens on Nov 23rd
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced that final camping for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers will commence on November 23, 2020.
Making this known in...
Afrobasket Qualifiers: Mike Brown releases 20 man provisional list
D'Tigers coach new coach Mike Brown has released a 20 man provisional list for the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers slated for Kigali, Rwanda between 27th...
Nigeria Basketball Federation Set To Monitor Foreign Based Nigerian Stars For...
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has revealed through its Vice President, Babs Ogunade, that players comprising of men and women stars, would be monitored and...
D’Tigers Ranked 23rd Best Team in the World
D’Tigers have moved up 10 places to the 23rd in the world in the latest FIBA ranking released after the 2019 FIBA men’s World...
FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers striker optimistic of good outing
Ahead of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, D'Tigers striker Jordan Nwora is confident they would make it past the group stage,...
FIBA W/Cup: Ugboaja confident D’tigers will go far in China
Former D'Tigers power forward, Ejike Ugboaja is confident Nigeria will do well at the World Cup in China, but insists the team needs to...
D’Tigers to play Canada, Dominican Rep. In friendlies ahead World Cup
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have lined up multiple Grade A friendlies against Dominican Republic and Canada ahead of the 2019 FIBA men’s World Cup.
D’Tigers two-legged encounter against...
















