Ministry will take full charge of D’Tigers’ World Cup campaign

There are strong indications that the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will take full charge of Nigeria’s basketball World Cup campaign, as well as the participation of one of the country’s clubs in the Basketball Africa League, beginning this month.

The D’Tigers, Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, begin their quest for a spot in the World Cup with a difficult match against Angola later this month, while the representatives to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) will be known before November 20, 2021.

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According to a source, the Ministry has assembled a four-man task force to oversee these events so that the country can put up credible performances in the competitions. For the last few weeks, the taskforce has been hard at work.
“This taskforce will ensure that plans are drawn up to select Nigerian representatives to the Basketball Africa League as well as the D’Tigers’ preparations for the World Cup qualifiers.” So you can see that the Ministry is now fully in charge in order to avoid any embarrassment for Nigeria,” a top Sports Ministry official confirmed.