France Maintain Control from Tip-Off WORLD No. 3 France women’s national basketball team secured a hard-fought 93–86 victory over reigning African champions D’Tigress in their Group A encounter at the FIBA Women’s World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament in Villeurbanne. Playing at the Astroballe Arena, the hosts established early dominance and maintained their lead throughout the […]
Nigeria Overturns Halftime Deficit NIGERIA’S women’s basketball team, Nigeria women’s national basketball team, produced a dominant second-half comeback to defeat the Philippines women’s national basketball team 101–84 at the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Villeurbanne on Saturday. The Philippines controlled much of the opening half, leading for more than 22 minutes and establishing […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH Wakama Names Strong Squad for Global Test NIGERIA’S reigning African champions, Nigeria women’s national basketball team, have taken the first step toward another global appearance by naming a provisional squad for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifiers in Lyon. The 11–17 March tournament will see Nigeria battle five nations — […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI The Cost of Greatness in a Country That Doesn’t Plan for It Big Spending, Small Planning NIGERIA entered 2025 with increased government investment through the National Sports Commission. But by year-end, the results showed a nation still struggling with an old contradiction: we fund tournaments, […]
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 […]