Emelogu who recorded 18 points from 6 made three pointers from 10 attempts said the licence to shoot gave him the confidence to do what he knows how to do best on the court.
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The Nigerian side outdunked their Malian counterparts by 81-73points in Group C opener.
According to a government statement on Thursday, 65 civilians and 58 jihadists are known to have been killed.
This follows the evolving situation in the West African country in which the civilian interim President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were ousted in a second coup.
At a brief ceremony held on Friday, the 2015 Afrobasket champions landed in Group C for the tournament to be held between 24th, August and 5th, September.
In terms of military aircraft strength, Nigeria is ranked 65 out of 140 countries in a 2021 Global Firepower Index, far behind Egypt (10), Algeria (22). Morocco (40), Sudan (51), Tunisia (58) and Kenya (59). But whereas it is generally agreed that Nigeria needs to re-tool, fund, and re-position its military, especially in the face of the spread of terrorism,
The babies will need medical care for up to three months, a spokesman from the Casablanca clinic where the woman gave birth told dpa late Wednesday.
The matches are to be played from Wednesday to Saturday.
With Nigeria sitting comfortably atop group B after beating Rwanda, Mali and South Sudan, all eyes will be focused on the reverse fixtures, which will be hosted in Tunisia.
The peacekeeping mission’s tanker truck, which was part of a logistics convoy, drove over the mine near the town of Tessalit in the Kidal region, on Friday, the MINUSMA Head, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, said.
The attackers struck on Friday morning in the central region around Gourma, apparently driving a vehicle up to a military convoy before setting off an explosive.
First-named teams are hosts and the first-leg results are in brackets.
President Buhari reacted to the incident on Sunday in Abuja.
CAF said in a statement that the first-leg matches will be played December 22 and 23, 2020, and the second leg played on January 5 and 6, 2021.
This was after both picked favourable results in match day four games.
“This is a major success in the fight against terrorism that France is leading with its partners in the Sahel,” said Parly.
Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari stated this when he received updates on the Mali situation from the Special Envoy/Mediator to the West African country, former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday.
The regional bloc announced the lifting of the sanctions in a statement by Chairman of ECOWAS Authority and President of Ghana, Nana Kuffo Addo.
“The CNSP has been given a week to comply with their (ECOWAS) demands before the sanctions placed on the country cann be lifted,” Ismael Wague said during a press briefing on ECOWAS’ mini-summit held in Accra, capital of Ghana.
The Vice President stated this on Tuesday during an interview with journalists shortly after the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana.