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Customs Basketball Club gets wild card for WBLA final rounds …WBLA final rounds tip off in Dakar next month

By Maxwell Kumoye Customs Basketball Club of Abuja, have been awarded wild card for the final round of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League which...

FIBA Africa gives more responsibilities to the Zones

…Confirms host of Afrobasket men and women events…Madagascar's Jean Michel appointed as Vice President of FIBA Africa By Maxwell Kumoye The governing body of the game...

LeBron has his 114th triple-double in the Lakers’ 116-106 win over the slumping 76ers

LeBron James posted 21 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds for his second triple-double of the season, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a...
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Rivers Hoopers begin Premier B’ball League title defence Oct.25

Rivers Hoopers will begin their title defense when the 2024 Nigeria Premier Basketball League tips off on October 25. A press statement from the Nigeria...

CDS B’ball Tourney: Resolute Rivers Hoopers  edge Gboko City Chiefs

Rivers Hoopers beat Gboko City Chiefs 51-46 in their opening game of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Independence Basketball Championship at the Mo...

LeBron excited  ahead of 22nd  NBA season

LeBron James said he has nothing left to prove on the basketball court but is still excited about the upcoming NBA season, his 22nd  overall...
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Zenith Bank extols growth of basketball in Nigeria

The sponsors of the annual National Women’s Basketball League, Zenith Bank PLC, are thrilled with the progress of women’s basketball in Nigeria. For nearly two...

Coach salutes World Cup-bound J’Tigress over Afrobasket performance

Coach Julie Negedu-Akere of Nigeria’s Under-18 women’s basketball team has praised the players who represented the country at the Afrobasket Championship in Pretoria, South...

Nigeria Qualifies for FIBA U-19 World Cup with Victory Over Uganda

Nigeria’s U18 Women’s basketball team, the J’Tigress, secured their spot in the FIBA U19 World Cup with a 71-67 win against Uganda in Pretoria,...
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U18 Afrobasket: J’Tigers lose out to Mali

Nigeria’s U18 Men’s Basketball team, J’Tigers are out of the 2024 Afrobasket U18 Championship after they were beaten 81-70 by Mali in their quarter-finals...

Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience: Over 40, 000 youths across 54 schools reached in three years

The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience, organized by NBA Africa and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has impacted over 40,000 youths from 54...

U-18 Afrobasket: J’Tigers and J’Tigress Advance to Quarter-Finals

Nigeria has achieved a historic milestone at the African U18 Basketball Championship in South Africa, with both the boys’ and girls’ teams advancing to...
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DG National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade to Grace 3rd Edition of Ogun Women Run

says women in sports must be encouraged and supported...

2024: A Year of Extraordinary Achievements for NFF President Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON)

By MoSaliu As the curtains draw close in 2024, it...

Delta State Sports Commission Chairman pledges dynamic stewardship that will help sports to blossom

…With our collective efforts, determination, we will achieve success...

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It was excitement galore on Wednesday when All Saints...

Peace Cup Scouting Tournament Begins Tomorrow

The 2024 Peace Cup U19 Scouting Tournament will kick...

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