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Nigeria’s Male Basketball Team, D’Tigers Withdraws From 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers Over Lack Of Funds

The team confirmed its withdrawal was on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday night.

 

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Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, D’Tigers, has withdrawn from the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers due to a lack of funds.

The team confirmed its withdrawal was on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday night.

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“Despite several 2020 Olympians committing, D’Tigers will forfeit this AfroBasket Qualifiers window due to lack of funds from government,” it said.

D’Tigers were drawn in Group B with Uganda, Cape Verde and Libya in the first window of the qualifiers which will begin in Tunisia on Friday.

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The 2025 AfroBasket qualification will hold between February and November 2024.

From the qualification, 16 nations will qualify for the FIBA AfroBasket 2025.

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Nigeria won the AfroBasket in 2015.

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