FIBA Women’s World Cup: Nigeria’s D’Tigress drawn in group with Hungary, South Korea, France
Reigning African champions D’Tigress of Nigeria has been drawn in Group B of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 alongside Hungary, South Korea and France.
The draw for the 16-team tournament was held at the Kraftwerk Berlin in Germany on Tuesday, with the participating countries distributed into four groups (A-D), each consisting of four teams.
Group A features host Germany, Spain, Japan and Mali; Group C includes Belgium, Australia, Puerto Rico, while the United States, Czechia, Italy and China will face one another in Group D.
The tournament, which is scheduled to take place in Berlin from September 4 to 13, would be Nigeria’s third appearance in the competition.
Nigeria made its FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup debut in 2006 but failed to make it past the group stage. The D’Tigress didn’t qualify again until 2018, when it finished in the quarterfinals.
Despite qualifying, the West African country withdrew from the 2022 edition after former President Muhammadu Buhari announced a two-year withdrawal from all international basketball competitions.
The decision followed a longstanding leadership crisis inside the Nigeria Basketball Federation.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
NOA, NOSDRA partner on environmental safety in Kwara
Mr Williams commended NOA for seeking closer collaboration in environmental management.
States
WHO commends Ebonyi as FGM drops to 20.4%
Mr Ogbueli described the decline as a major milestone in efforts to end FGM.
Economy
FG empowers nearly 300,000 Nigerians through skills programmes: Minister
Mrs Oduwole saidthat the ministry was implementing policies to strengthen manufacturing and agro-processing, among others.
States
Osun 2026: APC candidate promises violence-free election, warns against intimidation
Mr Oyebamiji expressed optimism about winning the election.
NationWide
CJN seeks strong legal protection for maritime sector
Mrs Kekere-Ekun described maritime law as one of the principal pillars supporting global commerce.
NationWide
NAFDAC begins nationwide mop-up of banned sachet alcohol
The agency stated that the nationwide exercise underscored its commitment to protecting public health.
