Nigeria Basketball news

Serbia-and-the-United-States-booked-their-places-in-the-FIBA-U17-Basketball-World-Cup-Final-with-Serbia-surviving-a-tense-semifinal-thriller-against-hosts-Turkiye-and-the-USA-routing-Australia-in-the-other-semifinalSerbia-edged-Turkiye-76-71-in-a-game-that-swung-dramatically-in-the-second-half-The-visitors-led-19-16-after-the-first-and-40-32-at-halftime-but-Turkiye-stormed-back-with-a-22-15-third-quarter-to-set-up-a-nail-biting-finish-Serbia-held-on-down-the-stretch-with-Turkiyes-Besir-Br

Mali-delivered-a-commanding-82-59-win-over-Uganda-on-July-4-2026-in-a-Group-D-game-of-the-World-Cup-2027-African-Qualifiers-at-the-Pavilhao-Multiusos-de-Luanda-leading-for-nearly-the-entire-game-after-Ugandas-brief-2-0-start-Aliou-Diarra-208-C-2001-tied-it-immediately-with-a-dunk-and-Mali-took-off-from-there-outscoring-Uganda-14-4-over-the-rest-of-the-first-quarter-to-seize-control-for-good-The-lead-only-grew-with-Mali-blowing-the-game-open-behind-a-10-0-run-early-in-the-fourth-quar

South-Sudan-delivered-a-commanding-83-63-win-over-Cape-Verde-on-July-4-2026-in-a-Group-A-game-of-the-World-Cup-2027-African-Qualifiers-at-the-Complexe-Multisports-de-Japoma-leading-for-more-than-35-minutes-after-taking-control-late-in-the-first-quarter-Cape-Verde-briefly-led-twice-early-on-but-Mangok-Mathiang-208-C-1992-college-Louisville-s-driving-layup-put-South-Sudan-back-in-front-for-good-sparking-a-run-that-pushed-the-lead-to-20-15-by-the-end-of-the-period-South-Sudan-held-a-

Cameroon-held-off-a-late-push-from-Libya-to-win-86-76-on-July-4-2026-in-a-Group-A-game-of-the-World-Cup-2027-African-Qualifiers-at-the-Complexe-Multisports-de-Japoma-seizing-control-early-behind-an-11-0-run-after-Libyas-brief-opening-lead-Cameroon-built-the-advantage-as-high-as-19-points-in-the-second-quarter-and-although-Libya-trimmed-the-deficit-with-a-9-0-run-late-in-the-fourth-the-hosts-cushion-proved-more-than-enough-to-see-out-the-win-Fabien-Ateba-192-G-1991-was-the-story-ex

Uralmash-Yekaterinburg-VTB-United-League-strengthened-their-roster-with-the-addition-of-30-year-old-American-who-also-has-a-Nigerian-passport-188cm-guard-David-Efianayi-college-Gardner-Webb-agency-Slash-Sports-for-the-2026-27-season-He-is-the-second-foreign-player-on-the-team-with-USAs-Hayden-Dalton-having-signed-earlier-Efianayi-most-recently-played-at-MTel-Aviv-in-the-Israeli-Winner-League-where-he-averaged-90ppg-20rpg-and-37apg-in-three-games-last-season-Prior-to

KB-Rahoveci-Superliga-signed-26-year-old-Ivorian-French-214cm-power-forward-Sydney-Hawmmond-for-the-upcoming-season-He-last-played-for-Poissy-Basket-Association-in-the-French-NM1-league-where-he-averaged-89ppg-and-60rpg-in-40-games-last-season-Prior-to-that-he-played-for-SO-Maritime-Boulogne-in-NM1-for-two-seasons-2023-25He-has-played-previously-in-France-between-Limoges-CSP-Elite-Besancon-Etoile-Angers-Hyeres-Toulon-Var-Basket-U21-team-and-Limoges-CSP-U21-team-and-durin

Guuk-Gipuzkoa-Basket-San-Sebastian-Primera-FEB-strengthened-their-roster-with-the-addition-of-29-year-old-Senegalese-206cm-forward-Omar-Lo-college-CBU-agency-Octagon-Europe-for-the-upcoming-season-He-has-played-for-the-last-two-years-at-Zamora-Enamora-In-30-Primera-FEB-games-in-Spain-he-recorded-82ppg-and-43rpg-last-seasonHe-has-played-previously-for-four-other-teams-Menorca-Ponferrada-Tormes-and-Murcia-JuverAmong-many-awards-his-team-was-the-regular-season-runner

The-Utah-Jazz-NBA-strengthened-their-roster-with-the-addition-of-27-year-old-double-passport-holder-Nigerian-6-4-guard-Josh-Okogie-college-Georgia-Tech-for-the-2026-27-season-He-played-most-recently-with-the-Houston-Rockets-In-84-NBA-games-he-recorded-45ppg-and-25rpg-last-season-During-the-2024-25-season-he-played-with-the-Hornets-and-earlier-that-season-with-the-Suns-In-2018-he-was-drafted-by-the-Minnesota-Timberwolves-in-the-first-round-20th-overall-Okogie-attende