Months after an ill-tempered Africa Cup of Nations qualifying confrontation, Nigeria and Libya are back again in the sports arena. This time it is the qualification for the AfroBasket 2025.

Unlike the October episode in which the Nigeria football team could not gain access into Libya, the tension is doused this time as the Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers are already in Tripoli and will be taking on Libya in the opening Group B encounter of the three-day mini tournament.

Libya on Friday will host Nigeria at 20.00 hours GMT which is 9 pm in Nigeria. On Saturday, Nigeria will face Uganda at 6 pm Nigerian time.

The Nigerian team’s last match is against Cape Verde on Sunday.

The Libyan Ministry of Sports of the Government of National Unity announced the start of preparations to sponsor and host “window 2 qualifiers” for AfroBasket 2025 – which is going to be held in Angola.

The Ministry explained that the qualifiers would be held in the Grand Hall in Tripoli from February 21 to 23 for the teams of the second and fifth groups.

It adds that this step comes as a continuation of the series of Arab, African and international championships that Libya has hosted in recent years and the remarkable organizational and administrative success, as well as its keenness to embrace Arab and African sports in various games and championships.

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Mountain of Fire and Miracle women’s Basketball team are again at the mountaintop after getting the upper hand against Nigeria Customs in all-Nigeria semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Women Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifiers.

In a keenly contested duel, the MFM sides won 57-53. They thus

 qualify for the African Women’s Basketball finals holding on Senegal.

One of the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Women Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifier in Monrovia, Liberia will feature the two Nigerian teams that battled for the NBBF-Zenith women’s Basketball League championship – the MFM Women’s team and the Nigerian Customs.

Ahead of the semi-final game this Saturday, the MFM team visited the Nigerian embassy in Monrovia on Friday afternoon.

According to the Chef de Mission, Godwin Enakhena, “we were received by Mrs Esther Ahuimbe, Charge D’Affiars, Nigerian Embassy, Monrovia.

“She promised to mobilize the Nigerian community to come and cheer both teams.

“You’re welcome to Liberia. When I was informed about your coming, I got your contacts and tried reaching your representative, but the number wasn’t connecting.

“I wanted to know your itinerary so that I can send a delegation to the airport to welcome you. I will mobilize the Nigerian community to the stadium for Saturday’s game to support both teams because both are repressing Nigeria”.

In his response, Godwin Enakhena thanked her for the warm reception at short notice.

Winner of today’s game would not only play in the final on Sunday but also pick one of the two tickets from Fiba Zone 3 to the finals of FIBA Africa Women Basketball League holding in Dakar, Senegal from December 5th-12th, 2024.