Nigeria’s Under-18 basketball teams begin battle in Abidjan
Nigeria’s male and female U18 national teams arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire last Thursday ahead of the FIBA U18 qualifying tournament slated for July 29 to August 4. The tipoff is scheduled for Wednesday.
The Leader of Delegation and Vice Chairman of the Youth Committee on the Board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Ugo Udezue said from the Abidjan centre that the NBBF remains focused on their set developmental goals.
The boys U18 team in Abidjan has Bassey Ekpo Effiong, Abraham Boyce Hart, Sani Samuel, Azeez Suleiman Olaitan, Daubuna Ibrahimdau-Mutum, John Wilberforce and Precious Johha.
Others are Duru Augustine Chinedu, Kpee Favour Komene, Jovan Ojako Chiebuka, Favour Ibe Ikedinachukwu and Ezekiel Isaac Oluwatemitope.
The ladies are Tewogbade Ayomide, Gbemisola Samuel, Khadijat Garba, Amarachi Umeh, Chiamaka Mgbon, Osaretin Samuel, Chiamaka Iwuji and Olanrewaju Ayodeji.
The others are Pius Idubawo Beggi, Maryam Idris, Wandoo Hembam and Isaac Abigail.
The best teams from the zonal qualifiers in Ivory Coast will be in South Africa later in the year for the African finals.
