Basketball: D’Tigers drop to 11th in FIBA Africa ranking

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, have dropped significantly from their 8th position to 11th in the latest FIBA Africa Power Rankings.

Once perched comfortably at 8th, Nigeria has plummeted to 11th, suffering a three-spot drop after a forgettable qualifying window in Tunisia.

The D’Tigers stumbled through the round, lacking rhythm, cohesion, and the trademark bite that once made them Africa’s gold standard.

The fallout is now official: Nigeria has fallen out of the top 10 for the first time in recent times.

Senegal stays firm in the number one position, while Angola keeps its grip on second place.

Cameroon has made an upward movement, while South Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, and Mali are in the mid-pack as the rankings reshuffle in the wake of the qualifiers’ chaos.

But the story of the window belongs to Guinea — a team once lurking in the shadows that has suddenly become the giant-slayer of Africa: efficient, fearless, and fully deserving of their meteoric rise. Their perfect record not only stunned opponents, it blew open the narrative of who controls African basketball’s future.

For Nigeria, the alarm bells are ringing. Once feared, now faltering, the D’Tigers must regroup fast or risk sinking further in the next edition.