The bank has extended support to the male and female National Basketball teams by doling out $30,000 (about N15 million).
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The ministry noted that Zenith, Access and Guarantee Trust (GT) banks responded in a timely fashion to the appeal by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare for corporate organisations to adopt the national teams.
The team, which landed in Belgium from Las Vegas, United States earlier in the week, showed their intention early in the game as they raced to a 13-9 lead in the first quarter
The Coach Otis Hughley tutored side, who resumed the second phase of camping in Las Vegas, United States of America on May 8, left for Belgium earlier this week where they will face Belgium, Puerto Rico and Serbia at the Lange Munte arena situated in Kortrijk.
This, she believes, is possible courtesy of right personnel selection and better preparation despite admitting the quality of their group B opponents.
In a chat with NBBF media from her base in France, the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Most Valuable Player said with the right personnel and positive attitude from her teammates, a podium finish in Tokyo is possible.
The reigning African champions, who missed out of the Rio 2016 games, will be presented another chance to prove a point against the team they narrowly lost to at the 2020 Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade.
Speaking from her base in France, the 36th overall WNBA overall draft pick (2015) said to get the best out of the players and turn them into a cohesive unit, long term preparation is needed, which is hinged on heavy funding.
The training camp, which is one of the numerous being put in place by the Nigerian Basketball Federation, has been described as a great concept that allowed the current players in the team bond well with the new faces invited by Coach Otis Hughley.
Reacting to the draws on Tuesday, which pitted the team against World number one, USA, France (fifth ranked team in the world) and host, Japan, the multiple Afrobasket winner said the girls were pretty excited.
Reacting to the draws conducted on Tuesday, the Federation said it is focused on preparing the two Nigerian teams well for the challenges ahead in their quest to make Nigerians proud.
The Nigerian lads were drawn in Group B of the tournament.
African champions, D’Tigers and their women counterparts, D’Tigress, will wait a little longer to know their opponents at the Olympics as the World basketball’s governing body has postponed the men’s Olympic qualifiers, the European Championship and the Americas Championship by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Nigerians count down to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida, is optimistic that the senior men and women basketball teams can end up on the medals table.
In fulfilment of his promise to host the Air Warriors of Lagos upon their becoming champions of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday received members of the team in his office at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
D’Tigress ended their FIBA Olympics Qualifiers Tournament on a high despite a narrow 71-76 points loss to world champions USA at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, Belgrade, Serbia.
Mozambique’s quest to qualify ahead of Nigeria suffered a heavy knock when they lost scandalously 49-124 points against current world champions USA as the Nigeria Basketball Federation set another enviable record of being the only federation in Nigeria to have two teams at the Olympics
Although, Mozambique started like a house on fire in the first quarter to lead Nigeria 19-18, heading into the second quarter it was all about the Coach Otis Hughley-led team immediately the second quarter resumed
D’Tigress players have set their sights on clinching one of the available tickets on offer when they begin their Olympics Qualifiers Tournament campaign against Mozambique on Thursday.
The camp of the senior national women basketball team, D’Tigress, has continued to bubble as preparation hots up for the final phase of the 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers in Belgrade, Serbia.