President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s men's
basketball team, D'Tigers, following their historic victory at the Afrobasket
championship in Tunisia. Nigeria defeated reigning champion Angola 74-65 to win
the trophy. It also secured them qualification for next year's Olympic Games in
Rio De Janeiro. Continue to read full statement signed by Femi Adesina…
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the national men's
basketball team, D'Tigers, on their victory over Angola in yesterday's final of
the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia.
President Buhari joins other sports-loving Nigerians in
applauding D'Tigers' exhilarating 74-65 victory over their Angolan opponents
which also secured Nigeria's qualification for the men's basketball event at
next year's Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
The President commends the players for displaying exemplary
strength, courage, determination and patriotism as well as great skills and
creativity to dethrone Angola, the perennial African basketball champions.
President Buhari urges members of the team and their
handlers to work very hard to surpass their extraordinary heroics in Tunisia
before a global audience at next year's Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro and
bring even greater glory to Nigeria.
The President assures the team, its managers and the
Nigerian Basketball Federation that his administration will give them and
Nigeria's other representatives at the next Olympic Games, the fullest possible
support to ensure that they are well prepared to excel against the champions of
other countries and regions in Rio De Janeiro.
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