Rivers Hoopers off to Morocco for FIBA Africa Basketball League

Nigeria’s representatives at the maiden FIBA Africa Basketball League, Rivers Hoopers are ready to fly their colours in Morocco.

The FIBA Africa Zone 3 Champions were last month unsure of their participation at the competition due to some financial constraints.

But they departed Nigeria in the early hours of Friday to take part in the Group A games.

The games are billed to hold from Friday, March 1 to Sunday March 3.

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11 players and the head coach Ogoh Odaudu arrived at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at 9pm Nigerian time on Thursday to depart by Air Maroc on Friday at 5am.

Rivers Hoopers will play their opening game on Friday at 7:30pm local time against host and defending Champions AS Sale.

They will go on to play SLAC of Guinea and JS Kairouan of Tunisia on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Rivers Hoopers will be fighting for a place in the Elite 8.

 

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