Nigerian women's national basketball team

Nigeria
Association	Nigeria Basketball Federation
FIBA member since	1964
FIBA world rankings	32.
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	16. ( 2006 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	11. ( 2004 )
Continental championships
championship	Africa
Participation in the finals	9
Best results	Africa Champion ( 2003 , 2005 )
(As of June 2014)

The Nigerian national basketball team for women is the selection of Nigerian women basketball players that the Nigeria Basketball Federation represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest successes were winning the African Championships in 2003 and 2005, as well as participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Cup . In 1964, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In June 2014, the team was ranked 32nd in the world rankings for women .

International competitions

Nigeria at world championships

The team was able to qualify for the 2006 World Cup by winning the African Championship in 2005 , where they finished last among 16 teams.

Nigeria at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has once managed to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions by winning the 2003 African Championship . At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , the team finished eleventh among twelve participants before South Korea came in eleventh.

Nigeria at African Championships

The team can boast nine appearances in the African Championship so far . The national team was able to win the competition twice and took third place once.

1966 : not qualified  1968 : not qualified  1970 : not qualified  1974 : 5th place  1977 : not qualified  1979 : not qualified  1981 : 7th place  1983 : not qualified  1984 : not qualified  1986 : not qualified  1990 : not qualified

1993 : not qualified  1994 : not qualified  1997 : 3rd place  2000 : not qualified  2003 : African champion  2005 : African champion  2007 : 5th place  2009 : 5th place  2011 : 4th place  2013 : 6th place

Nigeria at the Africa Games

The women's national basketball team of Nigeria won the title at the African Games competitions in 2003 , the silver medal in 2007 and bronze medal in 1978 , 1999 and 2011 . In addition, the national team took fourth place in the 1995 competitions and sixth place in 1987 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Profiles: Nigeria (NGR): Nigeria Basketball Federation ( English ) In: fiba.com . Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
3. ↑ Women Basketball Africa Games Archive ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.