2019 FIBA :3×3 D’tigers Get Tough World Cup Qualification Draw - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
Nigeria’s senior men’s 3×3 team has been grouped alongsideFrance,
Germany and Italy in Group A for a place in the 2019 FIBA3×3 World
Cup.
The men’s team currently ranked 76th in the world and 10thin Africa
failed to secure an automatic qualification after fallingshort of the FIBA
Africa Cup title in Benin Republic. They face the 3×3 superpowers in
San Juan, Puerto Rico between May 4th and 5th.
if the team is to stand a chance of qualifying for the WorldCup,then it
will hope to defeat world number 25, Germany and Italyranked 17th on
the global ranking table.
The FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2017 winners will have their handsfull when
they come up against FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2016 bronzemedalists
France.
Team captain and Rivers Hoopers Basketball club new recruit,Abdul
Yahaya believes the team stands a chance of qualifying forthe World
Cup.