{"id":3605,"date":"2013-05-13T17:25:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T17:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/afrobasket-2013-oyedeji-predicts-good-outing-for-dtigers\/"},"modified":"2013-05-13T17:25:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T17:25:03","slug":"afrobasket-2013-oyedeji-predicts-good-outing-for-dtigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/afrobasket-2013-oyedeji-predicts-good-outing-for-dtigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobasket 2013: Oyedeji Predicts Good Outing For D\u2019Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barely 7 days before Nigeria\u2019s senior national team, D\u2019Tigers begin camping in Lagos for the 2013 Afrobasket holding in Abidjan, Cote D\u2019Ivoire, captain of the team, Olumide Oyedeji has predicted a good out for the team.<\/p>\n

Oyedeji, who led the D\u2019Tigers to their maiden Olympics in London, while speaking with P.M.NEWS Sports<\/em> in Lagos on Saturday said he is optimistic of D\u2019Tigers surpassing their third place finish at the last edition of the biennial championship held in Madagascar in 2011.<\/p>\n

On why it took so long for the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, to begin camping for the tourney that will dunk off in Abidjan in August, the 32-year-old player said: \u201cI don\u2019t believe it is late for us to start camping on 19 May with the local players. No team have begun camping for the tournament. I believe with the camping starting next week\u00a0 we can still produce a team that could be as formidable as the team that went to the London Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oyedeji, who currently plays in Japan for Link Tochigi Brex,\u00a0 while commenting on the chances of any local players making D\u2019Tigers\u2019 team to Abidjan said: \u201cI think if any of them is good enough and able to prove himself during the camping he will be part of the team. I was a local player when I made the national team in 1997. I don\u2019t see any reason why any of the local talents cannot make the team to Abidjan.\u201d<\/p>\n

He however, informed that his annual basketball foundation tagged: \u2018Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Camp\u2019 will debut in Orlando, Florida, USA and London next month, adding that the Nigeria leg will begin in Rivers State in June.<\/p>\n

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