Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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BASKETBALL
Nigeria wins its first continental championship-2015 AfroBasket Champions!
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| Photo Credit: FIBA.COM |
Congratulations to the Nigerian Basketball team- “Nigeria
joined Australia, Brazil and the United States in the 2016 Men’s Basketball
Olympic field, beating Angola in the final of Afrobasket on Sunday. The
Blazers’ Al-Farouq Aminu and D-Leaguer Ben Uzoh each scored in double-figures
in the final as Nigeria won its first-ever continental championship.”NBA
Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu led the Nigerian team with
11 points and 5 rebounds as they secured their tickets for the 2016 Summer
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a 74-65 win over Angola in Tunisia this past
Sunday.
With the AfroBasket title, Nigeria secured automatic
qualification to next summer's Olympics. Congrats guys!
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