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Go Make Us Proud Again: Igoche Mark Charges D’Tigress

Published

3 years ago

February 6, 2022

…Promises to Clear All Outstanding Bonuses

Ahead of the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Serbia, the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation NBBF, Igoche Mark has charged Nigeria’s D’Tigress to do the country proud, while promising to upset their backlog of bonuses and allowances being owed the team by the Federation.

Mark, told Journalists on Sunday in Abuja that the new board of the NBBF has made their issue a top priority.

“D’Tigress, this is to wish you all the best as you go to make Nigeria proud once again in Serbia at the World Cup Qualifiers. Our prayers are with you, be rest assured that the New Face of Basketball has come to stay. We have heard your appeal and we are going to handle all your issues, all your outstanding, all your debts are going to be paid as soon as possible. We are working on it, but for now, please go make us proud. “Mark stated.

The House Committee on Sports had in November 2021 mandated the Engr. Musa Kida led the NBBF board to pay the team 50,000 USD being outstanding bonuses and allowances owed the D’Tigress since 2018.

African champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria are in Group B alongside arch Continental rivals Mali, while both France and China complete the group.

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Match Day 2: Nigeria Customs Basketball Women`s Team Hold On beats Societte OmniSports 66-59

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10 hours ago

November 7, 2024

The Gleamer

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Women Basketball Team had to stay strong in the final quarter of their encounter against Societte Omnisport De L`Armee of Ivory Coast to win 66-59 points at ongoing FIBA Africa Women`s Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifer inside the SKD Gymnasium Paynesville Morovia Liberia.

The Customs Ladies, who secured their first win Teusday started on a strong footing dictating the flow of the game against their opponent Kourtni Perry and Tobiloba Ogedengbe ensuring that the team keep their solidity when defending and on the attack to end the first quarter 24-18 in favour of the Customs Ladies.

In the second quarter, a resilient Customs ladies who pushed took further control of the game scoring 16points as against 8points of their Ivorian opponent finishing the half time at 40-26 points.

On resuming into the third quarter, the bench of Societte Omnisport De L`Armee lifted their team to go all out as they came trying to force the Border Girls into their shell as they scored 18 points to Customs 14 points to cut the lead to 10points going into the break.

In the last quarter, Coach Abdulrahman of Nigeria Customs Service Basketball team deployed every tactics of the game to ensure that they kill of the energy of the Ivorien ladies as they kept on pushing on to find a way back into the game but at the end lost it out by 66-59 points to the Adewale Adeniyi ladies.

Reacting after the game, Head Coach Abdulrahman Mohammed admitted that the game was very difficult but experience got the results for them.

“First of all let me thanked my ladies for holding on in the game because it a game that was more physical and energy consuming for us, we both had a win in our opening game and I told my girls it won`t be an easy game, but I am happy we got the needed result”.

“We are here to win again and we must take every game to get to our target here. Every team here are not a pushover so for we have to put this one behind us and get set for our next game”.

The FIBA Zone 3 AWBL defending champion Nigeria Customs Service Basketball club will tomorrow evening play their last group game against Commissioners of Liberia at the same venue.

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