Category: Basketball

A late surge by the Kwara Falcons on Wednesday night, ensured they survived a scare from Togolese side, Swallows in their third game of the West Africa Basketball Classics holding in Lome, Togo to eventually win 70 -62. Kwara Falcons were slow to come out of the blocks from Jumpball,  allowing Swallows to dominate territories, […]

*Congratulates Champions, MFM Basketball on winning title  The Hon. Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has commended  the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), led by Engr. Musa Kida, for their organization of the Women’s Basketball League Final Four, held in Lagos from October 17th to 19th, 2023. The Minister was present at the National […]

The former Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation, Kwara Central, to Governor of Kwara State, Hon. Comrade Lookman Olukayode Ahmed has congratulated the Nigeria National Women’s Basketball Team, D’Tigress for winning the 2023 FIBA Women’s Basketball trophy by thrilling their opponent, Senegal  84-74 in the final at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Hon. Comrade Lookman Olukayode […]

Stakeholders in the Nigeria Sports family have praised the immediate Past Minister for Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, following the success of the Nigeria Women Basketball Team, D’Tigress as they emerge Champions of the Afrobasket tournament in Rwanda. The Nigerian Ladies showed class to defeat Senegal in the final by  84-74 points on Saturday to […]

Oyo, Delta emerge BetKing 3×3 WheelChair Basketball National champions Oyo and Delta states’ Men and Women have emerged champions of the 2023 BetKing 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball National Championship which held at the Out-door Sports Hall of Alake Sports Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun state. Oyo state defeated Lagos state 10-1 to lift the trophy in the […]

Abeokuta will host the first edition of the 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball Championship from 22nd to 24th, June 2023. The President of Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria, Mr Seyi Johnson made the disclosure after a meeting with sponsor, Nilayo Sports Management during the weekend. Johnson said the championship became necessary to give opportunity to wheelchair basketball […]

Having been handed a less than favourable draw in the third edition of of Basketball Africa League (BAL) Season 3 tipping off by March 11 – 21, 2023, head Coach of Nigeria’s flagbearer at Africa Largest Club Basketball showpiece, Baba Jubril of the Kwara Falcons conceded that his side is unperturbed by the quality of […]

Kwara Falcons Basketball Club yesterday emerged champions of the Louis Edem Invitational Basketball Event concluded at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Seven elite basketball teams from across the states of Nigeria and Spintex Knights from Ghana competed for honours in a championship put together by the Louis Edem Ekpenyong Foundation. Kwara Falcons opened their campaign […]

Kwara Falcons Basketball Club have been listed among seven other clubs that will participate in the Louis Edem Foundation organized Invitational Basketball Championship billed to hold between February 6-11, 2023, at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The team, which is preparing to participate in the BAL Championship in March will use the Invitational Championship to […]

Kwara Falcons Basketball Club recently won both the Bullet Basketball tournament and the NBBF Super 8 Championship, which qualifies the club for the 2003 BAL Championship. The team’s handler, Jibril Baba Abdulkadri spoke to The Head of the Sports Desk of The Herald, Jimoh Bashir on the challenges of doing so, what it means to […]