Basketball

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria   D'Tigers will compete in Group D alongside Mali, Rwanda and Algeria for a place in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship. The Olympic Games bound squad who narrowly lost the 2017 title to co-host, Tunisia will...

By Uche Dozie  Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria The Nigeria team will play Angola today in the African Handball Championship as they seek to better their last performance of 2018. The Nigerian team had been in Tunisia to prepare since the beginning of the...

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria The senior women’s national Basketball Team (D'Tigress) will open their 2020 Federation of International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) camp on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Belgrade. The team under the tutelage of...

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced a slight shift of the commencement date for the Total Division One League earlier scheduled to start on the 20th of January. This decision was taken due to...

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria In his New Year speech to stakeholders, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Engr Musa Kida said the next 12 months will witness the consolidation of achievements recorded on the domestic and international scene in...

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria Nigeria male basketball team, D'Tigers have been drawn in Group D for 2021 Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) Afrobasket Qualifiers. The draw which took place on Friday, December 20, 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda...

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria Mountain of fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Women Basketball team, MFM Queens won't finish above 7th or 8th place at the ongoing Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) Africa Club Women Championship after losing...

By Uche Dozie  Sports writer Kick442.com-Nigeria The first match of the President's Cup, the Pearls of Angola lost to France 28:17 while Senegal defeated fellow Africa Dr. Congo 28:23 in Japan. The President's Cup is part of the Women's Handball World Cup...

By Uche Dozie  Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria   After match day four of the Women's Handball World Cup in group B and C, the elimination of Africa's representatives, Dr Congo and Senegal was confirmed. The Senegal and Congo had failed to win any of...

By Uche Dozie Sports Writer, kick442.com-Nigeria It was match day three on Tuesday at the Women's Handball World Cup on going in Japan and anticipation for Africa to get it's first win was high after the first two matches played by...