D’Tigress opened their 2026 Women’s Basketball World Cup campaign with a 99-81 defeat to Korea, with Hungary now looming as an early pressure game.
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have climbed one place to 52nd in the latest FIBA World Ranking but remain eighth among African teams.
Nigeria’s D’Tigers were handed a hard reminder of how unforgiving the road to the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup can…
D’Tigers begin FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Window 4 surrounded by rivals on 4-2, with Cameroon, South Sudan and Cape Verde standing between Nigeria and a stronger route toward the 2027 World Cup.
Junior D’Tigress dismantled Senegal 70–40 in Abidjan, recovering strongly from defeat to Cameroon and securing progression to the U18 Women’s AfroBasket quarter-finals.
