Top stars in Nigeria basketball squad for AfroBasket qualifiers
BOITUMELO RANTAO NEWLY- appointed Nigerian senior men’s basketball head coach Mike Brown has released a 20 man provisional list for the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers. The premier African basketball event will be hosted in Kigali, Rwanda between 27th and 29th, November. Currently ranked 26th globally and 1st in Africa, Nigeria is grouped alongside host- Rwanda, Mali and Algeria in Group D. Brown, former National Association (NBA) Coach of the Year, who will officially start his journey with Nigeria, submitted a list featuring 7 players who featured at the 2019 FIBA World Cup where Nigeria qualified for the Olympics in Tokyo. Captain,…