BASKETBALL

The Ejike Ugboaja Basketball foundation in the United States of America has organized a Basketball Reunion amongst the Nigerian community in Houston, Texas. The event which kickstarted on Friday came to an end on Sunday with the owner of the foundation, Ugboaja expressing satisfaction with the turnout while reminding Nigerian …

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman raged against the referee for not awarding them a penalty in their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Saturday’s ‘Clasico’, which knocked them off course in LaLiga’s three-way title race. The Catalans had two late penalty claims as they chased the game, with Martin Braithwaite going …

As part of continuous efforts to promote Basketball amongst the Nigerian community resident in the United States of America and beyond, the Ejike Ugboaja Foundation is organizing a reunion at Houston, Texas on Friday. The annual event which is usually hosted by Ugboaja, a former APOEL Nicosia’s basketball player is …

After many months of inactivity, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Youth and Sports has informed the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) that the Men’s Premier League can resume. This follows the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja striking out the case brought against it by …

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has assured that the senior men and women teams will face quality opposition as part of their preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games. While briefing members of the board during their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, the federation president, Engr Musa Kida said …

By Akin Bolarinwa The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has thrown his weight behind the much anticipated grassroots basketball camp due to hold in Kogi State any time from now. Ex- basketball international Samuel Oguche has noted that, hosting a grassroots basketball camp in Kogi State is a …

The Benue State government has Sacked the vice chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club of Màkurdi, Mr Mike Idoko over poor performance of the Club among other things. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Professor Tony Ijoho, directed Mike Idoko to hand over the club property …

Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has denied media speculations that it has indicated interest to host the 2021 edition of the FIBA Afrobasket competition. In a reaction to some media publications which insinuated that Nigeria was in the race to host the biggest competition on the continent, the board said it …

D’Tigers rounded off its 2021 FIBA Afrobasket championship qualifiers with a big 76-56 points win over Mali who struggled to cope with the offensive firepower of the team. The win which saw the team finishing strong atop group B on a 6-0 run was spearheaded by Nigerian basketball legend, Ike …

Nigeria continued its dominance on the continent with another emphatic 64-51pts win over Rwanda at the ongoing 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers in Tunisia. The win which was hard fought came on the heel of a solid defensive display in the second half against a stubborn Rwandan team who led for the …