Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, has withdrawn from the AfroBasket 2025 qualifiers due to lack of funds.
The team’s withdrawal was revealed on D’Tigers’ X handle.
The Nigerian team was scheduled to begin the qualifiers on Saturday, 23 February against Libya.
As at press time multiple reports indicate that the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) is now making last-minute attempts to gather funds from the Ministry of Sports for D’Tigers to participate in the qualifiers.
The AfroBasket 2025 qualification will be played from February to November 2024, to determine the 16 nations who will qualify for the FIBA AfroBasket 2025.
D’Tigers have been drawn in Group B with Uganda, Cape Verde and Libya in the first window of the qualifiers which will hold in Tunisia.
Nigeria has won the AfroBasket only once which was in 2015.
Afrobeats superstar Davido has sparked plenty of conversation online after opening up about the reality of life’s struggles. Taking to his official X...
JJC Skillz Celebrates Funke Akindele On Her Birthday Estranged husband of Funke AKindele, JJC Skillz has penned lovely birthday...
News of rapper Pop Smoke’s tragic passing took the internet by storm today. Hundreds of thousands of people went...