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A release by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) cited a lack of funds to prepare the team for the tournament, due to the inability of the Ministry of Sports to provide the needed funds for the qualifier.
In a game that would have been played on Saturday, Uganda's Silverbacks will get a 20-0 walkover victory over Nigeria after the latter pulled out of the first phase of the 2025 Afrobasket Qualifiers.
A release by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) cited a lack of funds to prepare the team for the tournament, due to the inability of the Ministry of Sports to provide the needed funds for the qualifier.
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In recent times, the female and male Nigerian national basketball teams have not had the best in preparations for major continental and global championships, due to the perennial lack of funds.
On multiple occasions in recent times, the financial burden of ensuring national teams participate in tournaments has been personally taken up by the President of NBBF, Engr. Musa Kida, but didn't this time round, as he has yet to be refunded for the previous investments.
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19:21 - 20.02.2024
Why Ishmail Wainright is out of Uganda's team for the Afrobasket Qualifiers
Wainright was one of the 13 Silverbacks summoned to compete at the qualifiers starting this Friday in Tunisia, but he will not form part.
Meanwhile, the Silverbacks play Cape Verde on Friday and Libya in a Sunday showdown.
In the 2025 edition of the qualifiers, Nigeria will be tasked to win at least two of the three games to stand a chance of making it to the Afrobasket.
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11:40 - 22.02.2024
D'Tigers to miss 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers due to lack of funds
No funds from the government mean that D'Tigers will miss 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers.
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