Junior D’Tigers shake off jetlag, ready to face Egypt

Nigeria’s U-18 boys’ basketball team has landed in Pretoria, South Africa, ready to stake their claim to the 2024 AfroBasket Championship trophy.
 

The players had trained and camped in Abuja on their return from Abidjan where they won the FIBA Africa Zone 3 ticket to the African finals.

Speaking on the drama that characterised the team’s trip to Pretoria, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Vice Chairman of Youth Development Committee, Ugo Udezue, who is also leading the delegation to the competition, condemned the development describing it as sabotage.

He said: “First of all, it’s rather unfortunate that an African country needs a visa to travel to another African country. Secondly, this is against the spirit of sportsmanship. These kids have sacrificed too much for a visa consular officer to deny them the opportunity to represent Nigeria globally.”

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Why are you flagging this comment?

I disagree with this user

Targeted harassment - posted harassing comments or discussions targeting me, or encouraged others to do so

Spam - posted spam comments or discussions

Inappropriate profile - profile contains inappropriate images or text

Threatening content - posted directly threatening content

Private information - posted someone else's personally identifiable information

Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

We will review and take appropriate action.

Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.

Foll