The world basketball governing body, FIBA, has directed the Nigeria Basketball Federation to conduct board elections by October 15.
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, has dropped four places in the latest FIBA ranking released on Friday.
The team had already announced its forfeiture of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers scheduled to begin in Tunisia on Friday over a lack of funds from the Bola Tinubu-led government.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has replaced D’Tigress of Nigeria with Mali for the upcoming FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022. FIBA announced the replacement on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s senior basketball team D’Tigers on Sunday lost 68-77 to group leaders Cote d’Ivoire.
Both women were pushing to be eligible to play for Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics.
