FIBA Afrobasket 2019: Buhari Congratulates D’tigress, Assures Absolute Support - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 17, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team,D’Tigress, who beat Mali, 79-58, Friday night to qualify for the final of FIBAWomen’s AfroBasket 2019 going on in Dakar, Senegal.
ThePresident’s congratulatory message is conveyed in a statement by his SeniorSpecial Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja lateFriday night.
PresidentBuhari assured the team, reputed to be the best female national basketball teamin Africa, of “100 per cent support’’ by the government and people of Nigeria.
PresidentBuhari urged the team to rise to the occasion and make the nation proud.
The D’Tigress face host Senegal or Mozambique at the finals on Aug. 18 at the Dakar Arena.