TVC E, SPORTS – Nigeria’s senior basketball team D’tigers have been drawn in group B of the 2016 Olympic Games basketball competition.
D’tigers will contend against Argentina, Spain and Brazil in the preliminary round of the Olympics.
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According to world basketball governing body, FIBA, six teams will be in each group, but only nine have qualified so far. The remaining three countries will go through a qualifying tournament scheduled to hold in June.
In Group A, basketball power house – The United states will contend against Venezuela, China and Australia.
The Nigerian basketball team appeared at the Olympic games for the first time in 2012.
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