The Nigeria Basketball Federation announced that the Men's national team to the Afrobasket 2013 tournament in Cote D'ivoire will arrive Lagos tomorrow morning on Virgin Atlantic at 5.30am and shortly thereafter fly to Abuja on Medview for a brief reception to be hosted by NBBF and likely to be attended by the Minister of Sports who will formally bid the team and staff farewell and a successful championship in Cote D'ivoire. The team will depart Abuja for Abidjan on Sunday,18th August, 2013.
The Nigeria Basketball Federation announced that the Men's national team to the Afrobasket 2013 tournament in Cote D'ivoire will arrive Lagos tomorrow morning on Virgin Atlantic at 5.30am and shortly thereafter fly to Abuja on Medview for a brief reception to be hosted by NBBF and likely to be attended by the Minister of Sports who will formally bid the team and staff farewell and a successful championship in Cote D'ivoire. The team will depart Abuja for Abidjan on Sunday,18th August, 2013.
The federation therefore invites the media and other stakeholders to the reception in honour of the team and staff at Westpoint Hotel,behind NFF Secretariat, Wuse Zone 7,Abuja at 8pm on Saturday,17th August,2013.
After the training camps in Abuja, Los Angeles and Orlando and the Stankovic tournament tour of China,the selected players and staff to represent Nigeria are the following:
PLAYERS:
1. Abdulwahab Alade Aminu
2. Alfarouk Ajadi Aminu
3. Andy Obinna Ogide
4. Ben Chukwukelo Uzoh
5. Chamberlain Nnameka Oguchi
6. Gani Oladimeji Lawal
7. Ike Somtochukwu Diogu
8. Jamaal Olasewere
9. Olumide Oyedeji
10. Richard Chukwuma Oruche
11. Stanley Gumut
12. Stan Chukwuemeka Okoye
STAFF:
1. Head Coach-Ayodele Bakare
2. Assistants-Sani Ahmed
3. Ayinla Johnson
4. Ogoh Odaudu
5. Abdulrahman Mohammed and Doctor-Dr.Suleiman Ohida
Physio-Ekundayo Ogunkunle
Media Officer-Patrick Omorodion
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