Members of the women national basketball team yesterday expressed their determination to excel at the FIBA Women World Cup, which begins today in Tenerife, Spain.The players see the competition as an opportunity to show that Nigeria’s basketball has come of age.

D’Tigress’ forward, Elo Edeferioka is excited about the possibility of being part of the team to the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain.

Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Musa Kida strongly believes the women’s senior national team will give a good representation of Africa when the 2018 World Cup tips off in Spain. The Nigerian team is currently in Lagos preparing for the World Cup and Kida believes the chosen players are the best squad available for the…

The Lagos camp of the women national basketball team, D’Tigress, is expected to come alive today following the arrival in the city of the first batch of the Atlanta-based players yesterday.

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) yesterday confessed that it was no longer sure when the women senior national team, D’Tigress will arrive in Lagos to begin the final leg of their preparations for the Spain 2018 Women World Cup. The team were expected top arrive in Lagos yesterday, but the NBBF said the delegation could…

Basketball stakeholders have been urged to set aside all their differences and support the D’Tigress as they prepare for the FIBA 2018 Women World Cup in Spain.

The Women’s Senior National Basketball team will arrive in Lagos in the early hours of Monday for the second phase of preparations for the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain, the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) has revealed. After weeks of training in Atlanta, the team led by Hughley Otis will have their last training…

Newly appointed Head Coach of the senior Women’s Basketball team, Otis Hughley has charged the D’Tigress not to give in to distractions as they prepare for participation in their first FIBA World Cup since 2006.

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) yesterday announced its decision to part ways with D’Tigress’ Coach, Sam Vincent, saying it has appointed Otis Hughley in his place.

NBBF Media Officer, Afolabi Oni, in a statement on Friday said the decision was taken after extensive consultations and assessment of the team’s progress in camp ahead of the 2018 FIBA Women World Cup in Tenerife, Spain.

The Nigerian women basketball team, D’Tigress yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia U.S., stepped up preparations for this year’s FIBA Women’s World Cup taking place in Tenerife, Spain from September 20th to 30th.

Nigeria’s women national basketball team, D’Tigress, has been grouped alongside Turkey, Argentina and Australia in the 2018 FIBA Women World Cup billed to hold in Tenerife, Spain from September 22 to 30. At a brief ceremony held yesterday at the Teatro Leal, San Cristobal de la Laguna, Spain, Nigeria was drawn in Group B for…