The NBBF also announced that the team will be coached by a former coach of Kigali-based Patriots BBC, Alan Major, who will be in charge of the team for the duration of the qualifying round, assisted by Ogoh Odaudu.
The 12-man squad boasts a mixture of home-based players from some of the top basketball clubs in the country, the NBA and NBA G-League, and across Europe. Nigeria, who currently sit top of the pile in the Africa rankings, will participate in the third window of the qualifiers scheduled to hold in Kigali, Rwanda from June 27 to July 5, 2022, after a ban on international tournaments by the Federal Government was lifted.
The team includes Ikenna Ndugba , Uchenna Iroegbu , Michael Okiki , Ben Emelogu , Michael Oriakhi , Michael Gbinijie and Ibe Agu . Other players listed in the squad are Chimezie Metu , Victor Koko , Christian Mekowolu , T. K. Edogi and Emmanuel Omogbo .