National Team

D’Tigers Regroup For Stankovich Cup..

The Nigerian Senior Men’s basketball team otherwise known as D’Tigers have regrouped ahead of their training program in preparation for the 2013 Afrobasket due to take place in Ivory Coast in August. In a press report [...]

The Realism Of The Nigerian Home-Based Athlete.

When the Nigerian Olympic team roster was finalised in 2012, there was criticism from some sections of the public about the use of mostly foreign based players in the National team. Some fans felt that the [...]

Ayo Bakare Back As Head Coach – 12 Players Named…

Ayo Bakare has been re-appointed as the Head Coach of the Nigerian Men’s basketball team during a seminar that took place in Abuja. The announcement was made last week Friday by the president of the NBBF, Alhaji Tijani [...]

“I’m Already Confident In Our Team” – Al Farouq Aminu

During the end of the NBA regular season games last week, TNB had a quick catch-up with Nigerian International power forward Al-Farouq Aminu right after his game against the Dallas Mavericks. Aminu who is coming of [...]

Afrobasket 2013 – Nigeria Face Cameroon, Congo & Mali..

The draw for the 27th edition of the 2013 Men’s Afrobasket took place today in Abidjan the capital city of Ivory Coast. The Nigerian team have been drawn in Group D against long time rivals Cameroon, [...]