D'Tigers

August 23, (THEWILL) - The D'Tigers, Nigeria's men's basketball team, will resume training on August 23, in Abidjan, in anticipation of window four of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers for 2023. This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday, by...

July 03, (THEWILL) – In their Sunday 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying game at the ultramodern Kigali Arena in Rwanda, Nigeria's senior men's basketball team, D'Tigers, defeated Uganda 91-72. D'Tigers were well-rested for the game against Uganda after being awarded...

November 29, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's D'Tigers advanced to the second round of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers after a commanding 95-69 victory over Uganda. The D'Tigers finished the first round with two wins and one loss. Following a lacklustre performance...

November 27, (THEWILL) - Nigeria came perilously close to a second consecutive loss in the Africa Qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA World Cup against Mali on Saturday, winning 72-70 to keep hopes of qualification alive. Jordan Ogundiran and Chris Obekpa...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Cape Verde won 79-71 against Nigeria in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers on Friday at Benguela, Angola. It was Cape Verde's third consecutive win over Africa's top team, having beaten D'Tigers at AfroBasket...

August 31, (THEWILL) - The senior men’s national basketball team of Nigeria, D’Tigers, suffered a disappointing 68-80 loss to the Silverbacks of Uganda in the ongoing 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Championships taking place in Kigali, Rwanda. The unexpected defeat was not...

August 29, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's basketball winning run on the ongoing 2021 FIBA AfroBasket competition in Kigali came to a halt as D’Tigers lost 68-77 to group leaders Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday. It meant Nigeria finished second and missed an...

On Thursday, August 19, when Mike Brown, head coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers announced his final 12-man strong squad to prosecute Nigeria’s participation at the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket competition holding in Kigali, Rwanda, a key...

August 23, (THEWILL) - Ahead of the 2021 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) AfroBasket competition holding in Kigali, Rwanda from August 24 to September 5, the senior men's national basketball team, D'Tigers, has been ranked seventh in the FIBA power rankings. In...

July 31, (THEWILL) - After the rather early exit of the men's basketball team from the ongoing Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Nigeria's Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, reached out to the squad and technical...