2019 World Cup qualifier: Diogu blames conflicting schedule for 2015 D’Tigers absence

By Our Reporter
D’TIGERS captain, Ike Diogu has blamed the conflicting schedule of the FIBA international calendar for the continued absence of members of the 2015 Afrobasket winning side from the national team fold.

CAF Champions League: MFM’s match-winner Akuneto targets group stage

By Akeem Lawal

MOUNTAIN of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM FC) forward, Chijioke Akuneto has expressed delight after scoring the only goal that secured a place for the Lagos-based team in the next round of CAF Champions League.

D'Tigers' Shane Lawal continues recovery with mountain walk

OLASENI Shane Lawal had his Rio 2016 Olympics Games dreams crushed when he suffered a torn meniscus while playing for Barcelona Lassa in February, but the D’Tigers center forward certainly isn't letting it get him down in his bid to recovery, Sportsbiz247 reports.

Lawal was Nigeria’s top performer at the 2015 Afrobasket, averaging 19.6 efficiency and 9.0 rebounds in all games to help the West Africans clinched their first-ever continental championship in Tunisia.

The 29 year old got injured in Barcelona’s top 16 Round 7 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague game against Zalgiris Kaunas on February 12 and underwent knee surgery five days later. He was subsequently ruled out for three months, putting doubts to his availability for Nigeria at the Rio Olympics.

Lawal however revealed that his recovery is right on track in his latest picture he uploaded on his official Instagram account doing a mountain walk with the message, “This is the day the Lord has made!  A little mountain action for the legs this morning. This view”, he posted on Friday.

D’Tigers will campaign alongside host Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Lithuania in Group B of the Men’s Basketball event of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lawal is one of the players expected to shine for Nigeria in the forthcoming Games come August, alongside Afrobasket MVP Chamberlain Oguchi and trail blazers star Al Amin Farouq.