Tag: NBBF
Basketball star Oderah Chidom dumps D’Tigress over lack of professionalism
Nigerian-American basketball player and AfroBasket champion Oderah Chidom has resigned from the Nigeria Women’s basketball team also known as D’Tigress.
The 28-year-old said in a...
FG lifts two-year ban on international basketball
The Federal Government has reversed the ban placed on national teams from participating in international basketball competitions.
Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Youth and...
FIBA replaces D’Tigress with Mali at World Cup
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has invited Mali to the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup following the withdrawal of Team Nigeria (D'Tigress).
Nigeria will not...
NBBF suspends elective congress amid dispute with sports ministry
Former caretaker committee chairman of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Musa Kida has made a U-turn and announced the indefinite suspension of NBBF’s elective...
Sports ministry, NBBF issue counter statements on basketball committee
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) caretaker committee have issued counter statements over the federation’s affairs.
Permanent...
D’Tigress reject sports ministry’s part-payment offer
Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team D’Tigress say they would not accept the offer by the ministry of sports and youth development to be paid...
Spectacular D’Tigress climb 15 places on FIBA ranking
D’Tigress of Nigeria have moved up 15 places in the latest FIBA Women’s ranking to 19th spot in the world after their 2018 World...
NBBF appoint American, Otis Hughley, basketball coach
The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) has named Otis Hughley as the head coach of their national team for the upcoming FIBA Women's Basketball World...
Nigerian Basketball Federation sack D’Tigress coach
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has ended its relationship with the Head Coach of the Senior Women’s Basketball team, Sam Vincent.
NBBF Media Officer, Afolabi...
FIBA: We are ready for new elections – Umar
Tijjani Umar, factional President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), on Friday said that he would obey the decision of the Executive Committee of...