2025 Afro basketball Qualifiers : D’Tigers camp comes alive in Abuja

The Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, camp of the men’s national basketball team of Nigeria, D’Tigers is growling with action.

Newstap.com.ng understands understands that the team that is preparing for crucial 2025 Men’s Afrobasket qualifiers in Libya had their first training session on Tuesday under the watchful eyes of coach Abdulrahman Mohammed.

The home based players will be in Abuja till the 16th of this month before flying to Tripoli the Libyan capital where they will be joined by the 13 foreign players invited for the make or mar qualifiers.

Three new faces have been added to the roster by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). They’re Favour Aboje of Nile University, Israel Philip from Nigeria Customs and Rivers’ Hoopers Johnson Anaye.

A former D’Tigers shooting guard, Stanley Gumut, said, the inclusion of Favour Aboje, is a plus to the team.

Gumut, a 2011 Afrobasket bronze medallist with over 10 years experience with D’Tigers has this to say about Aboje. “He deserved it, he is one of the many talents on the domestic league.”

The trio were called up to fill the gap left by the absence of River’s duo of Michael Okiki and Patrick Abah as well as Azeez Sulaimon of Hoops N’ Read.

Our correspondent gathered that the players could not make it to the Abuja camp of D’Tigers due to various reasons ranging from academics to personal reasons

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), is elated with the turnout and output of players as the camp opened on Tuesday.

The Federation says the team is focused and determined to achieve success in Tripoli. “We appreciate the continued support of fans and stakeholders,” they said.