D’Tigress
18 Jul 2023
For the first time in over 10 years, Nigeria’s women basketball national team, D’Tigress, will be entering a major championship without 90 per cent of the players that have won several competitions for the country.
4 Jul 2023
FIBA Africa has granted Nigeria a wild card slot for the second AfroCan Basketball Championship scheduled to hold in Luanda, Angola, from July 8 to 16, 2023.
1 Jul 2023
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), yesterday, announced United States-based Nigerian coach, Rena Wakama, as new head coach of the national women’s team, D’Tigress, ahead of the 27th FIBA Africa Women's Championship scheduled for Rwanda from July 28 to August 6.
27 Jun 2023
With less than a month to FIBA Afrobasket Championship billed to hold in Rwanda from July 28 to August 6, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) may have begun the search for a new coach, who will lead the women’s national team, D’Tigress, to the competition.
20 Jun 2023
As the country prepares ahead of the forthcoming Rwanda 2023 Afrobasket Championship, watchers of event in the basketball scene are scared that foreign-based female players may shun the national team camp.
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