The
board of the FIBA Africa Zone 3 on Tuesday sent a formal congratulatory
message to the victorious Nigeria national basketball team following
the team’s historic AfroBasket 2015 victory.
The Zone 3 President, Col. Samuel Ahmedu
(retd) said the victory of D’Tigers is worthy of celebrating given the
fact that it is the country’s first ever in the annals of the
championship.
He said, “Positively, on a personal note I congratulate D’ Tigers and Nigeria for this championship win.
“It is hoped we can take advantage of
this victory to build our basketball and not waste it’s goodwill like we
did with our qualification for the 2012 Olympics. If we cannot build
the local league and give the so-called home based players a sense of
belonging, then our victory will be meaningless. Again on behalf of the
executive board of FIBA Africa Zone 3, I congratulate D’Tigers and
Nigerians.”
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