FIBA World Cup Ticket: Sports Minister Congratulates D’Tigress

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3 years ago

February 13, 2022

Sports Minister Sunday Dare has congratulated the Nigerian national women basketball team, D’Tigress for picking a ticket to the FIBA Women World Cup.

The ladies, who are three times Afrobasketball champions beat their Malian opponents 73-69 on Sunday to qualify as Africa’s sole representatives.

They had earlier beaten the highly rated, world number five, France 67-65, after losing their opening game to China.

Dare praised the queens of the court for doing the nation proud and showing dogged determination in all their games.

The FIBA Women Basketball World Cup will take place on Sydney, Australia in September.

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FIBA Zone 3 Qaulifier: 3 Wins in 3 Games For Nigeria Customs as They Book Semi-Finals Clash in Revenge Mission

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6 hours ago

November 8, 2024

The Gleamer

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Women Basketball team where ruthless against the Commissioners of Liberia in their final group game of the ongoing FIBA Zone 3 Africa Women`s Basketball League with a resounding 77-18 basket points inside the SKD Gymnasium Paynesville Morovia Liberia.

The Customs Ladies, pocketing 2 hard fought victories and a semi-final slot was just to win and sit top of the group B started the game on a front foot from the jump ball like a wounded soldier dismantling the all the game plans of the Liberians women team.

The Border Girls ran out the Commissioners in each quarter and powering strong to sound a note of warning to Mountain of Fire Ministries Basketball club who finished second in the group A.

Reacting after the game, Head Coach Abdulrahman Mohammed says it`s always a good feeling when you win

“Well let me keep it short and simple, there is the feeling when you win a game, it show you got all your plans right”.

Speaking ahead of the game against Nigeria champions MFM Basketball team in the semi-final, Coach Abdulrahman says it’s a perfect chance for the team to redeem themselves after the loss in Lagos.

“We are here first to achieved our target which is to play at the main championship the African Women Basketball League where we finished 5th last year, we have a team who can get us there and the opportunity has also come for us to redeem ourselves from our lost in Lagos. I pray we pick us early like we have been doing so far in this championship”.

Saturday 9th November 2024 will be action time for the Semi-Finals as Friends Basketball Associations of Ivory Coast will take on Energie Basketball of Benin Republic while the Nigeria Derby between FIBA AWBL Zone 3 Defending Champions Nigeria Customs Service Basketball Team will take on reigning Nigeria Champions Mountain of Fire Ministries Basketball Team.

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