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Victor Oladipo shuns Houston Rockets $45.2 million contract extension
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D’Tigers are first team to qualify for AfroBasket 2021
With two games left to spare, Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, became the first team to qualify for AfroBasket 2021, further extending their fine vein of form. The 100 per cent record so far in the qualifying series saw them dispatch South Sudan with a 75-70 victory in the ongoing series in Monastir, Tunisia.
AfrobasketQ: D’Tigers devour Mali in Tunisia
They maintained their 100 per cent record at the tournament after having beaten South Sudan and Rwanda in the previous group games
AfrobasketQ: D’Tigers thrash Rwanda 64-51 to maintain unbeaten run
D’Tigers have maintained their dominance on the continent with another emphatic 64-51pts win over Rwanda at the ongoing 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers in Tunisia.
AfrobasketQ: D’Tigers beat South Sudan in opener — in pictures
D’Tigers survived a nervy fourth quarter to beat South Sudan 75-70 in the first game of the FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers in Tunisia.
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Coronavirus restrictions keep D’Tigress star away from Atlanta camp
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Evelyn Akhator: D’Tigress will be ready for interesting run despite toughest Olympic draws
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Nigeria’s men’s and women’s basketball teams, D’Tigers and D’Tigress, have been drawn into groups for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
NBBF: 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers list ready soon
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