Category: Basketball

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 Afro-basketball champions beat their Malian opponents 73-69 today Sunday 13, 2022, to qualify as Africa’s sole representatives. They had earlier beaten the highly rated world number […]

Rivers Hoopers defeated Gombe Bulls 74-57 in the final of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) final eight today, giving Hooper’s the ticket to return to Basketball Africa League. Anaiye Johnson, picked as the championship’s Most Valuale Player propelled Hoopers over the Bulls as he scored 12 points, collected 5 rebounds, 6 assists and had one […]

Rivers Hoopers continued their dominance at the ongoing NBBF Premier League Final Eight going on in Abuja with their second win of the championship, following a 64-48 points win over Police Baton to progress to the final four. Hoopers established an eight point half time lead 31-23 in a game where they converted 75percent of […]

Three times Atlantic Conference Champions, Kwara Falcons Basketball Club landed in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja yesterday, ahead of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Men’s Premier League Final Eight tipping off today. The team arrived with 12 players and five officials for the final stretch of the league which will see the winner claiming the […]

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has inaugurated the Reconciliatory Committee set up to resolve the lingering crises within Nigerian basketball. Basketball in Nigeria is going through torrid times with bitter bickerings and leadership tussles threatening to ground the sport. Dare, while inaugurating the committee virtually on Friday, tasked them to tackle […]

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has constituted a seven-man Reconciliatory  Committee to resolve the lingering crises rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ismaila Abubakar,  the Ministry gave the terms of reference of the committee as looking into the claims of the contending parties for […]

Head Coach of Kwara Falcons basketball team, Jibril Baba has termed the upcoming Super Eight play-off in Lagos a difficult adventure, but added that they will be up to the great challenge. Speaking with sportsbash.com.ng on Wednesday in Ilorin, after their return from Akure, the handler said that the team will commence training immediately for […]

Kwara State Sports Commission has pledged government’s continuous support to the state’s senior basketball team, the Kwara Falcons, as they progress in their campaign in the Premier League championship. While receiving the team on Wednesday, after their return from Akure where they participated in the Atlantic Conference Play-off, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mallam […]

The Kwara State Sports Commission, through the Director General, Dr. Steve Olarinoye has, on behalf of government and the sporting public sent its congratulations to Kwara Falcons for qualifying for the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Final 8, at the Atlantic Conference Men’s Premier Basketball League going on in Akure. Dr. Steve, in the congratulatory message […]

Late Coach Steve Onishola’s contributions to the game of basketball has been recognised with a Posthumous Merit Award by the Kwara State Basketball Family. At a ceremonial event held at the Outdoor Court of the Kwara State Stadium Complex on Sunday 17th January 2021, Babatunde Onishola, son of the late Coach, who came alongside his […]