Nigeria Kicked Out Of Basketball World Cup After FG Ban
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The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress have been kicked out of the
2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after the Federal Government withdrew
all teams from international competitions.
D’Tigress had qualified
for the World Cup billed for Sydney, Australia, starting in September 2022,
after defeating France and Mali in the final qualifying tournament.
FIBA’s
decision comes after the deliberations with the Nigeria Basketball Federation
to see how the decision could be rescinded for the defending African champions
to represent the continent.
The global basketball body stated that
Nigeria was withdrawn from participating in the tournament due to the failure
of the NBBF to confirm Nigeria’s participation in the tournament.
Mali,
who Nigeria beat in the 2021 AfroBasket Women’s Championship final to clinch
their fifth title, will now replace the D’Tigress as Africa’s representatives.
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