Categories: NewsSports

Nigeria, three others qualify for 2026 FIBA women’s World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team has secured a place in the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifying tournaments after advancing to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket.

Alongside Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan also earned qualification, representing Africa among the 24 national teams that will battle for World Cup slots in four global qualifying tournaments scheduled for March 2026.

From the Americas, Brazil, Argentina, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Colombia will participate in the qualifiers.

Asia and Oceania will be represented by Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia.

European teams in the qualifiers include host nation Germany, along with the Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, and Turkey.

The final qualifying tournaments will determine which teams advance to the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

LUKMAN ABDULMALIK

Recent Posts

Jigawa ACReSAL, SARC sign MoU to strengthen GBV response

The Jigawa Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

8 hours ago

Broda Shaggi breaks silence, promises stronger comeback

Popular Nigerian skit maker and actor, Samuel Perry, better known as Broda Shaggi, has broken…

8 hours ago

MTN invests N1.62trn in network infrastructure as profit hits N707.5bn in 6 months

MTN Nigeria invests N1.62 trillion in network infrastructure between 2025 and the first half of…

8 hours ago

EFCC arrests Edo spiritualist over $1,100 sextortion

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Odigie Moses, for…

8 hours ago

Adamawa: Man arrested for killing father, dumping body in well

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Peter Sinamai, for allegedly killing…

9 hours ago

Abiodun commends Tinubu over 308 abductees rescued by security forces

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.