BASKETBALL Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tag/basketball/ A voice for the people Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:05:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 119911796 Qatar To Host Basketball World Cup For First Time https://theglittersonline.com.ng/qatar-8/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:05:20 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=262944 Qatar To Host Basketball World Cup For First Time Qatar was named host of the 2027 men’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, burgeoning its reputation for staging major global sports events. Germany will hold the women’s version in 2026, basketball’s governing body FIBA said. Qatar hosted the men’s football World Cup in November-December and will […]

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]]> 262944 FG Reverses Nigeria’s Ban From Basketball Competition https://theglittersonline.com.ng/basketball-6/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:34:50 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=239793 FG Reverses Nigeria’s Ban From Basketball Competition   President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate return of Nigeria to international basketball competitions. This was announced on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar, at a press briefing in Abuja. According to him, the approval was granted following a […]

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]]> 239793 Nigeria Kicked Out Of Basketball World Cup After FG Ban https://theglittersonline.com.ng/basketball-5/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:33:28 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=238212 Nigeria Kicked Out Of Basketball World Cup After FG Ban   The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress have been kicked out of the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after the Federal Government withdrew all teams from international competitions. D’Tigress had qualified for the World Cup billed for Sydney, Australia, starting in September 2022, after […]

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]]> 238212 Basketball Ban: FIBA Threatens Sanctions Against Nigeria https://theglittersonline.com.ng/basketball-4/ Sun, 22 May 2022 12:42:23 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=237392 Basketball Ban: FIBA Threatens Sanctions Against Nigeria World basketball body FIBA has warned Nigeria faces sanctions following the country’s decision to withdraw from international competitions for two years. FIBA stated this in a letter addressed to factional Nigeria Basketba Federation President Musa Ahmadu-Kida signed by Jaime Lamboy, Head of Legal, FIBA and dated May 18, […]

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]]> 237392 Ban On Basketball Federation By FG Unfortunate – Official https://theglittersonline.com.ng/ban-on-basketball/ Tue, 17 May 2022 19:35:46 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=237018 Ban On Basketball Federation By FG Unfortunate – Official Abba Abdulkadir, the North-East Zonal Representative on the Musa Kida-led Nigeria Basketball Federation board, says the ban on Nigeria’s participation in international basketball is not good for the country and unfortunate. The Federal Government had on Thursday announced that Nigeria would not participate in international basketball […]

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]]> 237018 Nigeria Withdraws From International Basketball Competitions https://theglittersonline.com.ng/basketball-3/ Thu, 12 May 2022 19:32:16 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=236638 Nigeria Withdraws From International Basketball Competitions President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Dare, represented by the Permanent Secretary of […]

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]]> 236638 USA Lose First Men’s Olympic Basketball Game Since 2004 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/usa-2/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:21:32 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=215415 USA Lose First Men’s Olympic Basketball Game Since 2004   A USA team led by 11-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant were beaten 83-76 by France on Sunday, snapping an Olympic winning streak stretching back to the 2004 Athens Games. France, with a team containing NBA players including Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier, limited Durant to […]

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]]> 215415 Nigeria Stuns USA In Pre-Olympic Basketball Exhibition Game https://theglittersonline.com.ng/basketball/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:15:05 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=214353 Nigeria Stuns USA In Pre-Olympic Basketball Exhibition Game Nigeria stunned the United States in a pre-Olympic match on Saturday night in a game described as “one of the great upsets in international basketball history”. The 90-87 defeat, which came nine years after the former African champions lost by 83 points to the US at the […]

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