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Only the best will represent Nigeria at FIBA World Cup – D’Tigers coach Nwora

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D’Tigers’ coach, Alex Nwora says he will not be inviting just any player to feature at the 2019 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup in China.

The Nigeria’s team were over the weekend drawn against Russia, Argentina and South Korea in Group B of this year’s tournament.

Nwora, who led Nigeria to becoming the first country in the world to qualify for the competition, said it’s time to go back to the drawing board so as to field the best players in China.

“You have to bring your best players to the World Cup. It is not a competition you attend with just any player,” he told NBBF media.

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With interest being shown by many players eligible to play for Nigeria and positive discussions with some Nigerian players in the NBA, G league and across Europe, selecting the best will be a priority task for the coaching crew.

“There will be a try out. We have to go through our list, see each position and see who is going to be best for each position. There are so many young players in the US and the NBA that we want to integrate into the system.

“Being in those camps, we will re-assess those players who played the different windows and that will give us a good chance to see those new players that we will be taking to the World Cup and hopefully those we will use in the future,” he added.

According to the tournament schedule released by FIBA on Monday, D’Tigers will start their campaign against Russia on Saturday, August 31 before taking on Argentina on September 2 in Wuhan.

Their final group game will be against South Korea on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

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