Basketball

By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH NIGERIA’S D’Tigers kept their FIBA World Cup qualification hopes alive with a gritty 75–69 overtime win against Rwanda in a tense Group C clash in Rades, Tunisia. The hard-fought victory marked Nigeria’s first win of the qualifiers and briefly eased pressure after two straight losses. Rwanda started stronger, controlling the tempo […]

By TAYO TAIWO (T. T.) OLUWOLE NIGERIA’S D’Tigers suffered their second straight defeat in the 2027 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers, losing 69-55 to Guinea on Saturday in Rades, Tunisia. After an 88-78 opening loss to Tunisia on Friday, hopes for a bounce-back were high, but Guinea dominated from the first quarter, taking a 22-16 […]