Nigeria Basketball

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Established
1964 (62 years old)

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Basketball

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FIBA Basketball World Cup
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Ovokx: 10/Feb/23

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		Upcoming
25 Feb 27	Cameroon Cameroon Basketball	4:00pm	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball
26 Feb 27	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball	4:00pm	South SudSouth Sudan Basketball
28 Feb 27	Cape VerdCape Verde Basketball	4:00pm	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball

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30 Aug 26	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball	-	Cape VerdCape Verde Basketball
28 Aug 26	South SudSouth Sudan Basketball	82 - 79	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball
27 Aug 26	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball	62 - 78	Cameroon Cameroon Basketball
05 Jul 26	Rwanda BaRwanda Basketball	62 - 106	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball
03 Jul 26	Nigeria BNigeria Basketball	80 - 79	Guinea BaGuinea Basketball

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The Nigerian national basketball team is overseen by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). It is generally considered to be one of the best national basketball teams in the FIBA Africa zone, along with Angola and Senegal. Nigeria will be ranked 16th in the FIBA World Rankings after the 2016 Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament in Rio, making them the top climber in FIBA rankings from last year.

Nigeria is the only African nation to ever qualify for the Summer Olympics through the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. This was accomplished at the 2012 Event when Nigeria beat the world elite teams of Lithuania and Greece. In 2015, Nigeria won its first crown as basketball champion of Africa.