{"id":196688,"date":"2026-03-07T07:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/dtigers-slip-to-53rd-in-latest-fiba-world-rankings"},"modified":"2026-03-07T07:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:31:16","slug":"dtigers-slip-to-53rd-in-latest-fiba-world-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/dtigers-slip-to-53rd-in-latest-fiba-world-rankings","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Tigers slip to 53rd in latest FIBA world rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s D\u2019Tigers have dropped to 53rd position in the latest International Basketball Federation world rankings .<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Tigers were previously ranked 50th in the world.<\/p>\n<p>They however maintained eighth position in Africa despite the slip in the global rankings.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan, Angola, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Senegal, Cape Verde and Tunisia are the seven countries ranked ahead of Nigeria in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon and Mali complete Africa\u2019s top 10 in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The United States of America maintained top position in the global rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s D\u2019Tigers have dropped to 53rd position in the latest International Basketball Federation world rankings . 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