The Nigeria Basketball Federation has invited 20 players for the first phase of camping ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The Secretary General of the NBBF, Chimezie Asiegbu, informed that the camping exercise, which will be supervised by the duo of D’Tigers assistant coaches, Abdulrahman Mohammed of Gombe Bulls and Aderemi Adewunmi of Kwara Falcons, will open in Lagos on January 5, 2017.
The 20-man provisional list is dominated by Kano Pillars with seven players, while Gombe Bulls have four players.
The D’Tigers will be participating in the XXI commonwealth Games, 2018 Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia between April 4 and 15, 2018.
Players and Officials are expected to report to camp with their training kits and travelling documents as traveling arrangements and registration of players are expected to commence immediately.
The invited players are Yakubu Abdulwahab, Usman Musa Mohammed, Usman Abubakar, Saliu Precious Osigbodi, Okpe Ocheibi Victor, Okeke Jamil, Ogenyi Mathew, Koko Victor Anthony, Istfanus Yakubu Sylvanus.
Others are Dung Eli Abraham, Dike Azouma, Akita Akpata, Ademola Dele Daniel, Abdul Yahaya, Dennis Ibikoro, Godwin David, Ibe Abuchi Agu, Gideon George, Subel Lucky and Joel Ejigba.