The Nigeria Basketball Federation Board through its president, Engr Musa Kida said the outcome was a win-win situation for the duo and indirectly for Nigeria.
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The Mike Brown lads suffered a shock 68-80 defeat to Uganda.
He said this at a news conference held in Kigala monitored through the Aftiasket.ckn website.
The Nigerian side outdunked their Malian counterparts by 81-73points in Group C opener.
This much was revealed by the team’s head coach, Mike Brown in an interview with journalists in Kigali.
The point guard who last played for Caen BC in the French league said representing one’s country at the international stage is a dream come true for any athlete.
With their first game against Mali on Wednesday, 25th of August.Brown admitted that the timing of the competition just immediately after the summer Olympics has proved to be challenging for players and the coaching staff.
Fresh from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the federation led by Engr Musa Kida said the federation has full confidence in the technical and tactical abilities of the two elite coaches to come good in line with the long term objectives of the federation.
Nigeria failed to build on the advantage in the final quarter as they allowed the Italians to pick them apart and consequently win the game
The 15 man list is made up of 8 NBA stars headlined by Detroit Piston Centre, Jahlil Okafor who is in line to make his international debut for Nigeria.
Evaluating the players in camp since the commencement of training last week, Brown is impressed with the talents on display.
Agbo who is part of the 49 man list invited to by the Nigeria Basketball Federation has been described as an all-round player that has many things to offer the team.
The team is headlined by NBA star Monte Morris (Denver Nuggets), Miye Oni (Utah Jazz), OG Anunoby (Toronto Raptors), Kz Okpala (Miami Heat), Festus Ezeli, Precious Achiuwa (Miami Heat), Udoka Azubuike (Utah Jazz), Jahlil Okafor (Detroit Pistons) who are all in line to make their international debut for Nigeria.
This call became necessary following self-declarations of top NBA players who have pledged their support and international career to Nigerian Basketball programme.
Teams have commenced preparations for the third window of the qualifiers between February 19 and 21, 2021, which was announced by FIBA on Monday.
The Mike Brown and Alex Nwora lads on Sunday defeated their Malian counterparts 91-68 points in their third game of the series.
Prior to his appointment, the 49-year-old coach was the associate head coach of the NBA team, Golden State Warriors
Ecobank has operations in nearly 40 countries outside its home market, Nigeria
Brown forecast another tough year for Ecobank, which makes the bulk of its earnings in Nigeria, before improving in 2018 and beyond