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carbonado:
....blame them not being commited on the NBBF, on the mens side, it is different from the women....why will i risk playing for a federation that does not care about me, when i am on a 30+ million dollar contract, why would i want to risk being injured for them, when they will probably still owe me bonuses from 3 years ago, a federation that can not fix the basis, no matter how committed you are, after a while you will tell yourself the truth and use more logic...The women do not have all this type of contracts, hence, every avenue is a blessing for them...that is the reason why a lot of WNBA players go abroad to play during off season to make more money...If NBBF wants commitment, they should show commitment first to the players, that are the live line of the federation, because without players, there is no federation.

We all know how we run things in this part of the world...we are all managing Nigeria I believe ... I want to believe representing the country is even harder for the Ladies because of shorter contract with fewer guarantees clauses with their teams than the the Men's....


How far with Bull's Ayo Dosunmu and Cav's Okoro playing switching?

Latest FIBA ranking

Nigeria's D'Tigress hasn't overtaken Germany in basketball; however, according to the FIBA rankings, Nigeria is currently ranked 11th, while Germany is ranked 13th with 503.8 points. To provide more context, Nigeria's women's basketball team made history by becoming the first African team to compete in the Olympic quarterfinals and is currently Africa's top-ranked team. They've also made significant strides in recent years, including winning a record-extending fifth consecutive FIBA Women's AfroBasket title .

iamoyindamola:
I thought he's signed since last month

He agreed then buh this is the official confirmation...

Spy360:
When there was no Gyokeres you said once we buy him we will start scoring goals because of the numerous chances we already create. So wat changed?

Isn't the system creating chances again?

What you don't understand or like to ignore is that Arteta is not the only Manager playing possession based football which focuses on patient build up, others like Pep, Flick and even yesterday Kompany has found ways to successfully integrate their strikers ( Kane and EH) if MA is unable to; that will be on him ....

Transfer News: Caleb Agada Joins Força Lleida (Liga ACB) Spain 🇪🇸

Força Lleida has officially signed Caleb Agada, the Nigerian‑Canadian guard standing at 6′5″ to bolster their roster for the 2025–26 Liga ACB season.

Fresh off a 2025 BAL Championship with Al Ahli Tripoli, where he earned a spot on the All-Defensive First Team.

Starred for Nigeria during the AfroBasket 2025 qualifiers he averaged 19 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 6.3 APG and a 24.3 efficiency rating in crucial games.

A seasoned European pro with experience in Spain, Russia (Avtodor), Israel and Australia. Agada brings a high IQ, leadership, and intensity to the ACB.

Get ready to watch him light up the court in Spain!

#CalebAgada #ForçaLleida #LigaACB #NigerianBasketball #BALChampion #NaijaToTheWorld

Afiemo IIl

Redman44:
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Ejiofor and Ogoke's spots on D'tigress roster are up for grabs at the next training camp before the World Cup in Germany. Elizabeth Balogun also needs to watch her back as open camps will throw up new players who can challenge her for a place in the team. I believe Sarah Ogoke should retire and work as a backroom staff of D'tigress. She can also face her medical job squarely. As for Ojenuwa, we have not seen her play a full game yet. Cheers.

Apart from Balogun rebounds and blocks game which is top notch, she's a liability in offensive play, Pallas contribute more in offensive play than her

Setting the standard 👊

Renée and Arsenal has been nominated for Ballon d'Or Coach & Club of the Year 👏


They are most likely bagging this......

Congratulations to 𝐌𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬-𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 of Arsenal, who got nominated for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐊𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲! 🏆

Big Congrats to MLS........Yamin Lamal and Doue sha

Safe hands 🧤

Daphne van Domselaar and David Raya is up for the Ballon d'Or Yashin Trophy 🙌


The Chelsea and England GK will be a big competition....

Shegzdave:
You shouldn’t be shocked cause that guy doesn’t watch our matches

Na Sofascore merchant 😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ooooi...........

She’s one of our own 🙌

Congratulations to Michelle Agyemang on her Ballon d'Or Kopa Trophy nomination 👏

The 2025 Women’s Kopa Trophy nominees are in ⬇️🏆

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michelle Agyemang
🇨🇴 Linda Caicedo
🇳🇱 Wieke Kaptein
🇪🇸 Vicky López
🇵🇾 Claudia Martínez Ovando


The English press are in Overdrive.... She's winning this 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....

Spy360:
Blame the manager.

Just admit that your idea of a striker solves it all isn't a working. At the end what we needed was simply depth.

Yes, did you watched the match yesterday? Viktor makes some run-in behind that were ignored by his teammates ( who are busy passing sideways aimlessly) which shows they are not ready for his directness...they are still stuck with the old ways of side passes and slow build up...


MA needs to fix that even Pep adjust his style for EH....

lovewins:
Musa needs to get an offensive bag fast. She does well on defense but the potential is there to be a better player should she improve offensively. The reason she's not on a WNBA roster not is due to this.

Yes I agree, her game play is based primarily on blocks and steals.... She would thrive in Spain, Italy or France buh has to an Euroleague team for me...

On the WNBA issues, the league is a cut-throat business you either step up or see yourself rise no futher and that League needs teams expansion ( I know about 4 franchises is coming on in next few years) so many good players have been waived this summer alone we can all be Paige B. ....

carbonado:
...use to watch her games while she was in Turkey on youtube....I think she is one for the future....I thought she was going to make it for this Afrobasket, however, with the return of Victoria Macaulay, that made it hard...Also having Pallas, Musa...it was going to be hard...Although if I am not sure if the Ejiofor babe is better than her, to be honest..I think Ebo is better ,however, that is what a short camp does, it makes the coach just go with what they know...Unfortunately, the world cup to might be the same, as the likes of Kiki, Micheala might just suite up for Nigeria, hence limiting the opportunites..If she goes out there in Spain and dominate, then she would definately have a huge leverage...

I get your point, Victoria was very important in recent victory at Afrobasket ( her jump-shot efficiency rate really shocked me
) and what Musa does with the Steals cannot be overstated either so Ebo is a long shot even though ACB is the best league in Europe bar Russian league... Her skills will be honed there, am hopeful in the long run

Back in Black!! 🔥 🔥

'WEDNESDAY' Season 2 is out now on Netflix. The darkness is back and deadlier than ever

Roland17:
He needs to play with this freedom to express himself and not become robotic.

Alas, Football is robotic these days, it's analytics in nature... Players are shown chart and Brochures before the game or coming on.... Ingenuity is disappearing from the game


Do anything apart from what you are told and you will find a permanent residence on a cold bench with folded arms....

daveP:
I agree that its cheap. But even that aside, the fact the goal came from setpiece is concerning. I hope that central attack is solved.


There's literally no team in all european leagues right now that doesn't know we are terrible down the middle/non existent when attacking.

Seeing the match shows they are still fixated on corners as major weapons creating very little from open play against a team not sitting back / low block is sad

🚨 BIG MOVE! D’Tigress Star Lauren Ebo Signs with Spanish Giants Joventut Badalona 🇳🇬🔥

Lauren Ebo, the dominant 6’4” Nigerian-American center, is taking her talents to Spain! 🇪🇸

Fresh off representing Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Ebo has signed a deal with Club Joventut Badalona through June 2026.

A force in the paint, Ebo impressed last season with KS Basket (Poland) where she averaged: 🔹 15.4 PPG
🔹 10.1 RPG
🔹 19 EFF

She’s a product of top U.S. programs — Texas, Notre Dame, and Penn State — and now brings her size, smarts, and skill to one of Europe’s top leagues.

Watch out, Liga Femenina Endesa — a Lioness is coming! 🦁- 9jahoopsTv

daveP:
i prefer to believe they're just being cautious. I think that's why Odegaard is not playing. Same for Rice and Zubi. But the players themselves should work for the new 14 abeg. White can locate him from halfway line yet he never looks up

You think he's hiding tactics? Conceding cheap goals isn't encouraging at all...


Well only time will tell....

Leyqute:
Is Zubimendi not playing?

Yep

mine3112:
I hope we are not going to start the season this way. Arteta needs to stop this unnecessary pressure on the boys.

Even the control this team has been synonymous with has been lacking so far...the midfield seems pedestrian

dominique:
Berta and Arteta have admitted that the left wing needs to be strengthened. Madueke might end up playing there, the coach remarked that he did very well on that wing in yesterday's training. We should have sold Martinelli when Bayern came calling around when the transfer window opened. We could have gotten Rafael Leao by now

Leao and Arsenal won't work cos he has attitudinal problem ( A regular Serie A watcher will know what am talking about coupled with a very egoistic Arteta ) and very inconsistent performance-wise like Nelli....

Starting XI v Villarreal

🚨 NEWS from D’Tigers camp! 🇳🇬🔥

NBA star Josh Okogie has officially rejoined the squad ahead of the 2025 Men’s AfroBasket Championship!

The Houston Rockets guard returns to national duty for the first time since the 2023 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers — and he was on fire back then:

📊 2023 Qualifiers Averages
▪️ 16.0 PPG
▪️ 7.7 RPG
▪️ 3.7 APG
▪️ 18.0 EFF

From Minnesota to Phoenix, a short stop in Charlotte, and now repping H-Town — Josh is bringing NBA grit and firepower back to Naija’s lineup!

Let’s go D’Tigers! 🇳🇬💪 - 9jahoopsNews


How possible is it to get Bull's Ayo Dosunmu and Cav's Okoro ? Maybe for World cup...

SOZINN:
I just decided to look back on the statistics because even while they were yapping their nonsense I knew it was grossly exaggerated. I looked back at phase 1 and they made decent profit, although some of the movies in that phase had controlled budgets - making profit while earning under $500M. The profits were larger in phase 2 but phase 3 was where the MCU became a certified cash cow, that was the peak, then from there onward was diminishing returns.

Also, all these talk about green lighting movies here and there is funny because phase 4 had 7 movies and phase 5 had 6, these numbers are not out of the norm. Phase 1 and 2 had 6 movies each, in fact before the release of endgame Kevin approved 9 movies - 9. Phase 3 ended with a total of 11 movies, but we didn't hear all these nonsense because it put the MCU at the forefront of CBM success. Now DC tards want to come out of their caves after rebooting their universe (as if that guarantees success).

Thankfully 2 movies are coming from there next year. I really want to see the numbers Clayface and Supergirl (the one where they couldn't find anybody else to play Lobo they had to recast the previous hero "Aquaman" )will do at the cinemas.

On Jason M, I mean these same people complained about RDJ casting here as Dr Doom as Fans Servicing 🤣🤣🤣....

It's was Marvel Patience build up that brought success not Cowering, When the first CA make around $350m they didn't panicked, the rest is history with Winter Soldier and Civil war... while this year has been a challenge per standard set for themselves, they have promising projects lined up


Goat will always recognize Goat.... Patiently waiting for the pro

SOZINN:
How convenient of you to cherry-pick only the underperforming films as evidence of Kevin Feige's response to the MCU’s Endgame-era success. Alright, let’s go with your logic. Here's his actual response:

Spider-Man: No Way Home – $1.9 billion

Spider-Man: Far From Home – $1.1 billion

Deadpool & Wolverine – $1.3 billion
Meanwhile, Doctor Strange 2, Wakanda Forever, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 each landed between $845 million and $952 million.

Now what stupid litmus test are you talking about? Does the success or failure of one film dictate the performance of every film that follows? If that’s your logic, is Superman now the ultimate benchmark for the DCU’s future? Do you honestly think $551 million for a James Gunn Superman movie is impressive? Isn't Superman supposed to be one of the top three most iconic characters in comics? Don’t forget—Gunn pulled in over $750 million with a bunch of no-names in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Since when is fan service in sequels to successful films a bad thing? Far From Home crossed a billion. No Way Home, which was packed with fan service, made nearly $2 billion. Honestly all this yapping about fan service is really why I'm so glad The Flash happened, because DC tried fan service and odidn’t even come close to success.

You dey mind them

oyaskii:
I could actually give no flying toss about what filths that you mentioned up there make at the BO, i simply do not care, my own rift is with critical ratings which directly affects the BO returns in some way, which my post was about, so yes, i stand by what i said, most of the MCU releases, post Endgame (2019) have been dirt bags critically..

Now, I don't even know how old you are, but i just assume you are an adult, so you might want to leave all these secondary school boyish traits behind, bothering your head about how much a film makes, when it has no direct impact on you, just so you can score some kinda point in a fandom war you made up in your head, makes zero sense to me...in fact it sucks the joy out of even seeing movies imo, sef.

You probably do not know my history here, i might as well, have praised more MCU movies here than DC, because MCU had a hugely successful period, it's just so unfortunate that they are synonymous with gutter quality media these days, i hope they find their way some day, but for now, i am well within my rights to criticise every garbage they put out, in this their down bad era, and if DC also release a slob, then i will call it out too.

Because unlike you, i am not tie down to any fandom that has warped any sense of logic, i see everything, criticise when it is necessary and praise when it's necessary too...you should try it something, maybe you'd enjoy movies more and every of your post wouldn't be about defending a franchise that clearly doesn't even know you exist in the first place..

Shalom ✌🏿

This shalaye is touching your chords, you make a general statement ( descriptively using the word "Slob" for post-Endgame flicks) that I perceived wrong and duly responded.... Check the moniker before going down the age route


Don't be Emotional.... It's nothing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BlackManta:
Yes, I'm sure all is well with the MCU.

Maybe I'm just talking nonsense and made up bullish!t.

Disney CEO was probably talking out of his ass when he made this statement

Do you honestly read where I said they are having a difficult or you're just cherry-picking as usual 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


You used the word Majority wrongly and got corrected yet you are feigning ignorance

Madueke IN