Tag: Tijani Umar
Women’s Afrobasket: Foreign-Based Stars Failed D’Tigress —Nnaji
The overreliance on foreign-based Nigerian basketball players was the reason Nigeria’s female team, D’Tigress fumbled at the just concluded Mozambique…
NBBF Plans Training Tour For D’Tigers
In a bid to adequately prepare for the forthcoming African Basketball Championship, Afrobasket, taking place in Ivory Coast, Nigeria’s D’Tigers…
DSTV League: Players Threaten Showdown
Stakeholders of Nigerian basketball were full of joy when Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, and DStv, sponsor of the men’s league…
U-18 B/Ball Tourney: Umar Defends NBBF
President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijani Umar has debunked rumours making their rounds that Nigeria withdrew from taking part…
‘Underdogs Tag’ll Spur D’Tigers’
President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijani Umar, is of the opinion that the country’s senior national team, D’Tigers will…
D’Tigers For China Tour, Play Britain In America
In order to ensure that Nigeria’s senior Basketball team, D’Tigers perform excellently at the Olympics Playoff tournament in Venezuela in…
Basketball League: DSTV To Renew Sponsorship Deal
Sub Saharan pay-tv operator, DSTV, a brand of Multi-Choice Nigeria, has revealed its intention to continue the sponsorship of the…
Ahead DSTV Basketball League: Umar Charges Referees On Good Officiating
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijani Umar, has charged the technical officials that include referees, match commissioners, statisticians,…
NBBF Plans For Women Tourney
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, is planning a national Women Open Championship to ensure that female clubs in the country…
No Cause For Alarm, Umar Allay Fear Over FIBA’s Ban
The president of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Tijani Umar, has responded to those condemning the inability of the federation to…
Basketball: Erinfolami Named U-16 Coach
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF yesterday named coach of First Deepwater Basketball Club, Lateef Erinfolami as Chief Coach of the…