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You can lament your loss without slandering the players who gave blood and sweet to grind out a win
Put some respect to their names
This is exactly what needed to said about TEAM USA!!!
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We are sorry Sound Sultan
You tried your best
Nigerian Basketball will miss you
Your men at Rose Park will miss you
Rest in Peace
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We dedicate the victories against US & Argentina to late Olanrewaju Fasasi (
@Soundsultan
)
You saw this day coming when Nigeria would become a dominant force in global basketball
Ironically, the day we won against
@usabasketball
, that was when you gave up the ghost
RIP
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Breaking!!!!
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Finance has granted the NBBF an IMPORT WAIVER for our merchandise from Peak at the port
Heading to Customs now to formalise and clear the jerseys in time for the Olympics
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Respect the flag!
Put some respect to the name Nigeria!!
Respect the people and the land!!!
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How far nah?
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D’Tigress have qualified for the 2022 FIBA Women World Cup to be hosted later in the year after a 67-65 point win against world number five, France.
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Team Nigeria on a mission
The contingent is dominated by 24 basketball players
Go for
#Olympics
gold
#OlympicGames
#basketball
#TeamNigeria
#NBBF
#DTigress
#DTigers
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History made
First time in history to defeat
@usabasketball
First African team to defeat USA
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Don’t pay attention to the result
Feed on the awesomeness of these ladies
Everything will make sense soon
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From Ikeja Police Barracks to Tokyo
The amazing story of Elizabeth Balogun
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Congratulations to
@afenblockchain
, The NBBF, and the
@NigeriaBasket
basketball team. 🔥
You can support the team through basketball NFTs on AFEN NFT marketplace
From 20th, August 2021.
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@stephenasmith
When you stand up to fight for what is right, the world will notice you
Thanks to all Nigerians (home and abroad) and all our friends who stood up to berate
@stephenasmith
after his unguarded remarks about our team after the in over USA
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Dear fans,
We deeply appreciate your unflinching support for
@NigeriaBasket
&
@DtigressNG
before & during preparation for
@Olympics
Your support during the games cannot be quantified
Lessons have been learnt and we’ll get better
We’ll not stop until we conquer the world
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About an hour 17 mins from now, the show begin with
@DtigressNG
vs USA. Come show your support
#Olympics
#Basketball
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This is not a joke
Nigeria leads France with two points heading into the last four minutes of the last quarter
If this result stands, Nigeria have been guaranteed some level of respite before their last game against Mali for the
@FIBAWWC
ticket
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Every Nigerian name has a unique meaning whether you know how to pronounce it or not
Nigerians home and abroad, tell us your Nigerian name and the meaning so that people like
@stephenasmith
can know that we are proud of our heritage
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
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Don’t call us yet!!!!
We are trying to book our accommodation in Sydney, Australia
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Congratulations to our guy,
@JordanNwora
for winning the
@NBA
title
Youngest highest point scorer for Nigeria
First father and son collabo in Nigeria at the World cup and Olympics (basketball)
Soon to be Olympian
Keep making history because you deserve everything coming to you
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All is now set for the 2020 Olympic Games as the D'Tigers and D'Tigress coaches have released their final 12 man roster.
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Game over
The girls recovered well from a 20point margin to lose narrowly against World number 1 by just 9pts
What a way to show resilience
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Head Coach of D'Tigers, Mike Brown has officially commenced preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games with the invitation of 49 players as camp opens in California, USA.
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Thanks to
@Raptors
President and former Nigerian international, Masai Ujiri, kids in Ijeshatedo and its environ can now dream big
They can have access to quality facility to get basic basketball training
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That feeling coming from 20pts deficit to beat
@FIBA
World number 5 and second best team in Europe
We did it for Africa!!
We avenged
@BasketMalien
loss to France!!
We look out for our own
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D’Tigress have qualified for the
@FIBAWWC
with one game to spare
We are no longer the Queen from Africa
We are now the Queen of Africa on a quest to conquer the world
@DtigressNG
defeated France today for the first time in their history to go second in their group behind China
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While Nigerians slept, 8 Nigerians got drafted by
@NBA
Highest ever for players with at least one of their parents from Nigeria
6 got drafted as first round picks
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The Ogwumike sisters are on the threshold of history after the trio were listed in the 15 man provisional list submitted to the Nigeria Basketball Federation by Head Coach, Otis Hughley.
@nnekaogwumike
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If we defeat Côte d’Ivoire, we will follow 200 of our loyal followers
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A fan
@femiyartmazing
does an amazing piece on Area 1, Basketball Court, Abuja, dedicating it to
@Giannis_An34
🎨
RT till he sees this!
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We go again against Argentina as we continue our 2021 Olympics preparation
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FIBA: Nigeria is now ranked the 14th best women basketball playing nation in the world
D'Tigress: Say no more.....
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19 games unbeaten
6 years dominance on the continent
Number One team in Africa
3 back to back Afrobasket titles
We are having the trophy for keep!!!!
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On the trending list tonight after the game against Argentina
Thank you Nigeria!!!!!!
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D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown has announced his final 12 man roster for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket holding in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Will
@burnaboy
be proud of these Naija boys sha?
Stephen Domingo singing (croaking) to an imaginary beat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
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Make dem go back
Maybe an dem dey distract our boys😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Breaking!!!!
Stephen Domingo will lead out
@NigeriaBasket
out as team captain at the 2021
@AfroBasket
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....... and
@NigeriaBasket
became the first team sport to land in
@Tokyo2020
@Olympics
after beating China 86-73
#NigeriaGotGame
#FIBAWC
#DTigers
#NBBF
#WorldGotGame
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Let us bless your timeline with some awesomeness 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Thank you to our fans home and abroad
To those lovely Abanyarwanda who came out to support us, we say MURAKOZE
@Rwanda_Sports
@UrugwiroVillage
@NewTimesRwanda
@visitrwanda_now
@rbarwanda
@RwandaGov
@ferwabaRW
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Jahlil Okafor of
@DetroitPistons
ready to suit up
First Olympics and international debut for Nigeria
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#DTigress
has qualified for the
@Olympics
in
@Tokyo2020
First & may be the only women team from Africa to be in Tokyo
Only Sports Federation in Nigeria to have 2 teams (men & women) going to Olympics
#DTigress
making a return after missing 2016 edition
Thank you Nigerians!!!
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Repping Naija!!!!
It will only take you 2 seconds to retweet and like
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We are in a good mood tonight
To celebrate our
@afrobasketwomen
win, we will be following 300 people
Just retweet this using
#DTigress
The first set of people are guaranteed a follow
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To celebrate
#TwitterBan
lift, we will be following 200 handles
Just retweet and like
First 200 handles guaranteed!!!!
Let's go!!
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Big announcement coming soon
Mike Brown to reveal final 12 man list for
@Tokyo2020
@Olympics
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Something is definitely cooking
The time is now
First defeated the number 1 team in the world, many said it was a fluke
Now, we just won against the number 4 in the world with 23 points
Could that be a fluke too?
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May we not meet these type of kids🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Their ball movement is insane
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She is the definition of LONGEVITY
Her Olympics debut was in Athen (2004) and she is back in 2020-21
Meet Aisha Balarabe Mohammed
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Afrobasket final by 6pm
Winner takes all!!!!
Let's go!!!!!
Wish the team luck
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The game matters to over 200m Nigerians and we cannot afford to let them down
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History!
1st ever African team to have both male and female team in the same
@Olympics
Only team sport to have qualified so far for
@Tokyo2020
in Nigeria
Only sports federation to have 2 teams at the Olympics from Nigeria
Both teams will be going to Tokyo as Africa’s number 1
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Our
@vikkisecr3ts
made the All-Star from Group B teams that played in Belgrade
Naija no dey carry last
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D’Tigress to face USA later today as part of their preparation for the
@Olympics
D’Tigers defeated their counterpart in an exhibition game last week
Can
@DtigressNG
under Otis Hughley replicate this?
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In the next 45 minutes,
@DtigressNG
will face
@BasketMalien
for a chance to qualify for the 2022
@FIBAWWC
in Australia.
A win is all we care about to secure a place amongst the top elite teams in the world
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It’s another win for Nigeria
With 6 wins from 7 meetings,
@NigeriaBasket
has once against confirmed its superiority over its West African rival,
@ivoirebasket
Nigeria 83
Ivory Coast 66.
One more win to punch the
@Olympics
ticket
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Highlight of the 86-73 points victory against China
#NBBF
#DTigers
#NigeriaGotGame
#WorldGotGame
#FIBAWC2019
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Dark Thursday for Nigerian basketball
We have lost one of the most vibrant referees in Nigeria, Razak 'Slims' Okedeyi
He died earlier today after complaining of headache
This young and versatile brought swag to bball officiating officiating
We are speechless as we mourn
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As the 2020 Olympic Games draw nearer, D'Tigers centre, Jahlil Okafor says the big wins against USA and Argentina is a morale booster for what they hope to achieve in Tokyo.
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Guessing Game is over.
It is now official!
@alexnwora
announces final 12 for
@FIBAWC
in China
@StanOkoye_
@Chimezie_Metu
@Be_LikeIKE
@farouq1
@MEasy_50
@EkpeUdoh
@CallMe_NonStop
@JordanNwora
@NOA_Nigeria
@BBCSport
@VOANews
@pmnewsnigeria
#NBBF
#NigeriaGotGame
#WorldGotGame
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