The Head
Coach of the men’s senior National team Alex Nwora has released his final team
list for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers taking centre stage this weekend.
The 12-man
list announced at the team’s last training session on Thursday will be
headlined by Sinchuan Blue Whales player and captain, Ike Diogu.
Others are
Omoerah Keith Sado (Baerum Basket, Norway), Braxton Ogbueze Jai (Charlotte
University, USA), Nwora Jordan (University of Louisville, USA) Agada Caleb
Apochi (Prat, Spain) and Okosun Augustine Obehioye (Sameji Dominican Republic).
Mehinti Tosin Idowu (Lavrio, Greece) and Moses Kingsley (Antwerp Giants,
Belgium) were also selected and are all in line to make their first competitive
debut for Nigeria.
Others
include Uzoh Benjamin (CB Caballero De Culican, Mexico), Mbamalu Bryant (CD
Vildivia, Chile), Zanna Talib (Ironi Nes-Zion’s, Italy) and Emenago Obinna
Clinton (Rouen Basket, France).
Apart from
being the first time the national team will be playing its world cup qualifiers
at home, the ‘Nworas’ are also in line to make history as the first family in
Nigeria to have the father and son in the national team at the same time.
Speaking on
their readiness, Nwora said the team is as ready as they can be as they look
forward to a great match against Uganda tomorrow.
“It’s going
to be a good test for us tomorrow but hopefully we will be victorious tomorrow.
“We played
them before. The last time we played them, they gave us a lot of problem. Now,
they have newer players who did not play in the second window,” Nwora
concluded.
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