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Mali Replaces Nigeria at FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

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The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has replaced Nigeria’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, with Mali for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Belgrade. A statement by FIBA on Thursday reads: was informed about the decision of the President of the Federal Republic of Continue Reading

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World Governing Bodies Collaborate To Make Basketball Most Popular Sports

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FIBA and the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation ,IWBF, have strengthened their partnership with the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding until the end of 2023. The two world governing bodies for the sports of basketball and wheelchair basketball have extended the agreement that will see them continue to work closely with the same goal: to […]Continue Reading

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FIBA Postpones U17 Basketball World Cup 2020

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The Executive Committee of FIBA has confirmed that FIBA U17 Basketball World Cups 2020 cannot take place this year. Options will be examined for the possibility to play the events in 2021.  This was the resolution of FIBA’s Executive Committee meeting convened by video conference for their third ordinary meeting of the 2019-2023 cycle.  FIBA […]Continue Reading

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FIBA Reveals Guidelines for Resumption of Basketball

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International Basketball Federation, FIBA, has published recommendations on returning to basketball, with new guidelines for National Federations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines were developed by FIBA Medical Commission Chairman, Dr Peter Harcourt following his consultation with the FIBA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, MAG, and also both the Continue Reading