The Nigeria Basketball Federation has invited 26 players to camp ahead of the 2015 Afrobasket 2015 billed for Tunisia in August.
The team will be headlined by NBA Stars Al Farouq Aminu and Ekpe Udoh, who will be making his first appearance for Nigeria, while the likes of Alfarouq’s older brother Alade, Ike Diogu, Benjamin Uzoh, Stanley Okoye, Andy Ogide, Jamal Olasewere, Stanley Gumut and veteran Olumide Oyedeji make a return from Afrobasket 2013 in Abidjan.
Also making a return is Chamberlain Oguchi and Derrick Obasohan, who were part of the London 2012 Olympics, and home based stars Abubakar Usman and Yahaya Abdul.
Others are Deji Akindele, Micheal Umeh, Eric Oluwaseun, Obekpa Chris and Ofoegbu Ikechukwu, with the likes of Edo Karachi, Akinlolu Akingbala, Ebie Jason, Elonu Chinemelu, Gbinije Micheal,Olaseni Lawal and Talib Zanna getting their first taste of the national team.
Nigeria will be going to Tunisia in search for her first ever Afrobasket crown having suffered a disappointing outing in times past and most recently in the quarterfinal to Senegal in Abidjan 2013.
Under the tutelage of new coach, American William Voigt, the D’Tigers will be hoping to put off the tag of nearly men and rule Africa for the first time in Tunisia.
Meanwhile, the team has arrived for Paris, France to participate in an invitational tournament from July 22 to 27.
They continue their preparation in Paris and leave for Tunis on August 15 for the Afrobasket tournament.
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