{"id":6560,"date":"2013-07-15T18:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T18:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/2013-afrobasket-dtigers-trio-sure-of-victory\/"},"modified":"2013-07-15T18:24:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T18:24:54","slug":"2013-afrobasket-dtigers-trio-sure-of-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/2013-afrobasket-dtigers-trio-sure-of-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Afrobasket: D\u2019Tigers\u2019 Trio Sure Of Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three home-based players, who debuted for the senior national men\u2019s team, D\u2019Tigers, at the just concluded Stankovic Cup in China, have expressed confidence in Nigeria clinching this year\u2019s Afrobasket holding in Abidjan, Cote d\u2019Ivoire from 20-30 August.<\/p>\n

Nigeria clinched the third position at the second stage of the Cup held 27 June-9 July in Guangzhou, China.<\/p>\n

The home based players, who just arrived the country from the tourney on Sunday, told NAN in Lagos that they were happy of being part of the squad in China.<\/p>\n

They also commended the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, for the opportunity, noting that the exposure they had during the competition had imparted positively on them.<\/p>\n

According to Nkem Ojougboh, captain of Comets Club of Lagos, with the exposure they are confident that Nigeria would clinch the forthcoming Afrobasket in Cote d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, the experience I had at the Stankovic Cup is unforgettable and it will help me to do better in other international competitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a wonderful experience playing with other quality players from other clubs, most especially foreign clubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had two weeks training camp in Abuja before we left for China. It was great getting used to other players and understanding the drills of the national team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a good chance of doing well in Abidjan, considering our next camp coming up in the U.S. The drilling and training would make us to be well prepared,\u2019\u2019 Ojougboh said.<\/p>\n

A guard of\u00a0 Mark Mentors Club of Abuja, Micheal Ohiero, described his experience as a great one, saying they wanted to do better than the third place they finished in the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came third in the Cup in China, we could have done better, but it was still a brilliant outing for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a better chance of doing well in Abidjan, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, if we continue with the crop of players we have.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe in my teammates and the coaching crew and also in the federation in all that is being done for our successful outing in Abidjan,\u2019\u2019 Ohiero said.<\/p>\n

Contributing, Yahaya Abdulwahab, a forward for Mark Mentors, said it was a great experience of being selected to play for Nigeria as a home-based player.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe basics that I have learnt playing in the local league would be very vital to my role with the national team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to have a better chance of doing well in Abidjan when we come back together to train and practice with much time at our advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just have two weeks of rest before we get back to camp in Orlando, Florida, U.S., where we will be together for another four weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is good enough for us to know one another better and understand the game strategies that we will use to conquer in Abidjan,\u2019\u2019 Abdulwahab said.<\/p>\n

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