D’Tigers Head Coach, Mike Brown has included four home-based players in his final 12-man roster for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket holding in Kigali, Rwanda.
The four players include; Rivers Hoopers point guard, Ikechukwu Benjamin as well as Koko Victor Anthony.
The duo of Nwafor Celestine Joseph (Kano Pillars) and Agu Ibe Aguchi (Gombe Bulls) complete the list of invited players from the Nigerian league.
Leading the cast of players based abroad is Daniel Utomi who plies his trade with Vichy Clermont in France. He will be joined by Ikenna Ndugba, Emmanuel Omogbo of Apoel BC of Cyprus and Benjamin Emegolu (Rouen Basket Metrople, France) after days of training in the United States of America.
TK Edogi makes a return to the team after missing out of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo alongside Stephen Domingo (Lake land Magic – G League, USA), Jordan Ogundiran and Jeremiah Mordi.
The team is expected to arrive in Kigali on Sunday, 22nd of Augustahead of their first game against Mali on Wednesday, 25th, August.
The number one ranked team in Africa will face Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire in Group C in a quest to improve on the silver medal won at the 2017 edition in Tunisia.
Coach Ogoh Odaudu who led Rivers Hoopers to the inaugural edition of the Basketball Africa League has also joined the team as one of the assistant coaches.
