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D’Tigress defeat Canada in basketball, becomes first African team to reach Olympics quarter-final

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Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have qualified for the quarter-final of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  The team defeated Canada 79-70 in its final group game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday. The victory earned D’Tigress their first-ever appearance in the quarter-final of the Olympics basketball tournament. Nigeria […]

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NBA Africa, FIBA and Egyptian Basketball Federation to Host Basketball Without Borders in Egypt

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NBA (www.NBA.com) And FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held Aug. 28-31 in Cairo; BWB Africa 2022 will bring together more than 60 of the top male and female players ages 18 and under from across Africa to learn from NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches. (Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa […]

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