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NBBF release 18-man provisional squad, Gbinije, Uzoh return

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Last updated: August 22, 2019 7:56 pm
Queen Moseph
Published: February 11, 2018
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Nigerian Basketball Federation has released an 18 man provisional list for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Bamako, Mali, from February 23-25.

5 players from the 2017 AfroBasket silver winning team top the list, including 3 home based players and 2 from the 2015 Afrobasket winning squad.

Agua Caliente Clippers, USA player Ikechukwu Ireogbu who was a revelation at the 2017 tournament where the D’Tigers won a silver medal has been invited alongside Ike Nwamu (Sioux Falls Skyforce, USA), Bryant Mbamalu (CD Vildivia, CHILE), Ike Diogu (Schun Blue Whales, CHINA) and Ayodeji Akindele (Belediye Spor, TURKEY).

Eli Abraham (Kano Pillars, NIGERIA), Abdulwahab Yakubu (Gombe Bulls, NIGERIA) and Musa Usman Mohammed (Mark Mentors, NIGERIA) have also made the cut for the team ahead of their Group B games against host-Mali, Rwanda and Uganda.

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The duo of Ben Uzoh (unattached) and Michael Gbinijie (Santa Cruz Warriors, USA) will be making their return to the national team fold after missing out of the 2017 nations cup co-hosted  by Senegal and Tunisia.

Other players invited by the Coach Alex Nwora include Ofoegbu Chima (unattached), Ojo Michael Adetokunbo (Worcester Wolves, UK), Mike Efevbeha (Sagesse, LEBANON), Obi Emenago (Rouen Basket, FRANCE), Omogbo Emmanuel (VL Pesaro, ITALY), Nwogbo Lotana Afam (Sendai 89ers, JAPAN), Talib Zanna (Ironi Nes-Ziona, ISRAEL) and Christopher Obekpa Ewaoche (Tranzaspor, TURKEY).

Speaking on Nigeria’s group, D’Tigers head coach, Alex Nwora is optimistic about his team’s chances of qualifying from the group to the next round where the women team in 2017 won their Afrobasket title.

“Active players in their clubs who are available have been invited to represent Nigeria. We have a very formidable team that I believe will sail through.”

Nwora who said their job in Mali is to win complained that the new FIBA World Cup Qualifying competition format has come with some setbacks especially during the February window where countries are finding it tough to get all their key players with leagues across the world already in full swing.

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