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FIBA Recognises Abdullahi as NBBF President as the Vote Is Challenged
FIBA has recognised Mustapha Abdullahi as president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the 2026 to 2030 term,…
Abdullahi Elected NBBF President by 40 Votes to 8
Mustapha Abdullahi was elected president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation in Abuja on Thursday, polling forty of the…
Three Cleared for the NBBF Presidency With One Still Pending
Mustapha Abdullahi, Olumide Oyedeji and Ejike Ugboaja were cleared to contest the Nigeria Basketball Federation presidency when the…
MFM Beat First Bank 66 to 64 to Win the Zenith Bank League
MFM beat First Bank by sixty six points to sixty four in overtime on Saturday 3 October to…
First Bank Play Debutants Victoria Queens as the Final 8 Opens in Lagos
First Bank play debutants Victoria Queens in the opening game of the NBBF/Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League Final…
NBBF Sets 15 October in Abuja to Elect a New Board
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has set its elective congress for 15 October in Abuja, the deadline FIBA set…
Nigeria Has One Month to Elect a New Basketball Board
FIBA has set 15 October 2026 as the last day of the current Nigeria Basketball Federation mandate, with…
D’Tigress Finish the World Cup in Berlin Without a Win
Nigeria lost 99 to 81 to South Korea, 71 to 67 to Hungary and 111 to 56 to…
D’Tigers Beat Cabo Verde 100 to 84 but Stay Fifth in Group E
Nigeria beat Cabo Verde 100 to 84 in Rades to end the qualifying window on five wins and…
Cameroon Beat D’Tigers 78 to 62 as Nigeria Open the Rades Window
Cameroon beat Nigeria 78 to 62 at Rades in Tunisia, leaving the D’Tigers with games against South Sudan…
Port Harcourt Confirmed as Host of the 2026 NPBL Playoffs
The 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League playoffs run in Port Harcourt from 29 August to 6 September, with…
D’Tigress step up World Cup preparations with overseas camps
Africa’s five time champions D’Tigress are training in the United States, China and Spain before the FIBA Women’s…
