The coach of the Nigerian men’s basketball team has released the D’Tigers Afrobasket roster for the upcoming Men’s AfroBasket Championship in Angola.
Houston Rockets’ Josh Okogie is the only NBA player on the team and will get support from other top players.
Players who didn’t make the final roster include Fola Fayemi, Kareem Joseph, and Mohamed AbdulSalam.
However, Peter Olisemeka was also excluded after being declared ineligible.
Meanwhile, Ike Nwamu and Stan Okoye have been named team co-captains going into the Afrobasket.
Interestingly, Stan Okoye is the only active player remaining from the 2015 AfroBasket title-winning team.
Former D’tigers player and assistant coach, Mohammed Abdulrahman, will lead the coaching staff with Deji Akindele and Ikenna Smart as assistants.
Final D’Tigers Afrobasket Roster:
Josh Okogie.
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu.
Talib Zanna.
Stan Okoye.
Mike Nuga.
Devine Eke.
Christian Mekowulu.
Martins Igbanu.
Ugo Andrew Simon.
Emmanuel Omogbo.
Ike Nwamu.
Caleb Agada.
Furthermore, D’tigers have been preparing in Abuja, playing two friendly games against Guinea.
In the first game, the team won 78-73 while losing the second game 68-65.
Nigeria will compete in Group B alongside Tunisia, Madagascar, and Cameroon.
Nigeria’s first game in the tournament will be against Madagascar on 13th August before facing Tunisia and Cameroon in the last two group games.
With the roster now set, D’Tigers will aim to make a strong statement and possibly win its second title in Angola.
