Aminu, Diogu, Oyedeji lead Nigeria to 2015 Afrobasket

In from Nifemi Daniel…

NBA Stars Al Farouq Aminu, Ekpe Udoh (who will be making his first appearance for Nigeria), reliable player, Ike Diogu and veteran captain Olumide Oyedeji have been invited as Nigeria male basketball team, the D’Tigers prepare for the 2016 Afrobasket in Tunisia.

Nigeria will be going to Tunisia in search of her first ever Afrobasket crown having suffered a disappointing outing in times past and most recently in the quarterfinal to Senegal in Abidjan 2013.

Under the tutelage of new coach, American, William Voigt, D’Tigers will be hoping to put off the tag of nearly men and rule Africa for the first time in Tunisia come August 19th-30th.

The team will also be headlined by Alfarouq’s older brother Alade, Benjamin Uzoh, Stanley Okoye, Andy Ogide, Jamal Olasewere, Stanley Gumut and veteran Olumide Oyedeji makes a return from Afrobasket 2013 in Abidjan.

Read also: Aminu, Ezeli, line up for NBA Africa showdown

Also making a return is Chamberlain Oguchi and Derrick Obasohan who were part of the London 2012 Olympics, and home based stars Abubakar Usman and Yahaya Abdul.

Others are Deji Akindele, Micheal Umeh, Eric Oluwaseun, Obekpa Chris and Ofoegbu Ikechukwu with the likes of Edo Karachi, Akinlolu Akingbala, Ebie Jason, Elonu Chinemelu, Gbinije Micheal,Olaseni Lawal and Talib Zanna get their first taste of the national team.

The team leaves Abuja tonight for Paris, France to participate in an invitational tournament from July 22-27. They continue their preparation in Paris and leave for Tunis on August 15 for Afrobasket which begins on August 19 – 30, 2015.

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