Buhari Hails Nigerian Basketball Team For Beating Angola, Assures Them Of Support For Olympics

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Nigerian national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, for beating their Angolan opponent in yesterday’s final of  the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia.
A statement by the special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said that the President described the performance of D’Tigers as exhilarating, leading to 74-65 victory over their Angolan opponents.
This victory, the President said, has also secured Nigeria’s qualification for the men’s basketball event at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
He commended the players for displaying exemplary strength, courage, determination and patriotism as well as great skills and creativity to  dethrone Angola, who he said have been the perennial African basketball champions.
President Buhari advised members of the team and their handlers to work very hard to surpass  their
extraordinary performance in Tunisia before a global audience at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro and bring even greater glory to Nigeria.
Buhari assured the team, its managers and the Nigerian Basketball Federation that his administration will give them and Nigeria’s other representatives at the next Olympic Games, the fullest possible support to ensure that they are well prepared to excel against the champions of other countries and regions. [myad]