Nigeria’s senior men basketball team, D’Tigers on Sunday emerged African champions after beating their Angolan counterparts in the final which took place in Tunis, Tunisia.
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has through a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina congratulated the victorious side for their ‘exemplary strength, courage, determination and patriotism’.
Here’s a full statement from the presidency:
“President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on their victory over Angola in yesterday’s final of the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia. President Buhari joins other sports-loving Nigerians in applauding D’Tigers’ exhilarating 74-65 victory over their Angolan opponents which also secured Nigeria’s qualification for the men’s basketball event at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
The President commends the players for displaying exemplary strength, courage, determination and patriotism as well as great skills and creativity to dethrone Angola, the perennial African basketball champions.
President Buhari urges members of the team and their handlers to work very hard to surpass their extraordinary heroics in Tunisia before a global audience at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro and bring even greater glory to Nigeria.
The President assures the team, its managers and the Nigerian Basketball Federation that his
administration will give them and Nigeria’s other representatives at the next Olympic Games, the fullest possible support to ensure that they are well prepared to excel against the champions of other countries and regions in Rio De Janeiro.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
August 31, 2015″
