D'Tigers: Nigeria basketball team jets off to Tunisia for tournament
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D'Tigers: Nigeria basketball team jets off to Tunisia for tournament

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Africa champions D’Tigers are in Tunisia for the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket 2017 tournament being co-hosted by Tunisia and Senegal.

This year’s tournament is the 29th edition of the men’s tournament and the D’Tigers are hoping to replicate their success two years ago in Radès, Tunisia, where they emerged as the tournament champions. The Nigeria female basketball players, the D’Tigress last month also won the female version of the tournament held in Bamako Mali.

 

D’Tigers won the tournament in Tunisia two years ago, which qualified them for a place in the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazi

 

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Twelve players are in the squad including Abdul Yahaya, Dike Azuoma, Diogu Ike, Deji Akindele, O’karo Akamune, Bryant Mbamalu, Ike Nwamu, Akin Akingbala, Ike Iroegbu, Anthony Odunsi, Kelechi Anunna and Daniel Ochefu. They are being coached by Coach Alex Nwora.

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The D’Tigers who are drawn in Group A will start their campaign in the African championship with preliminary games against Cote d’Ivoire on Friday, 8th September. Others in the group are Mali and DR Congo.

 

Good luck to them.

 

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