D’Tigers’ Achiuwa Precious and Vincent Nnamdi sandwich Australia’s Patty Mills during their opening match of the basketball event at the on-going Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Ahead of Wednesday’s Olympic Games men’s basketball matchup between Nigeria’s D’Tigers and Germany, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has thanked the African champions for doing Nigeria proud and starting a silent revolution in the country’s basketball development.
“You guys bring it on. You got the skills, you got the commitment, you got the experience and I just want to wish you well.” “As a Ministry, as a Minister, we are committed to Project 109. Project 109, which is yet to start because we are going to need the Kida-led team and you particularly,” said Dare, referring to Musa Kida, the President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation.
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