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July 8, 2019
Head coach of Nigeria’s Under 16 basketball team,Fubara Onyanbo says his aim is not just to win the ongoing FIBA Under 16African Championship but to also build character and purpose in the boys takingpart in the tournament.
The Junior D’Tigers had a slow start to thecompetition losing 86-77 to three-time champions Egypt in their opening fixtureon Saturday night at the Pavilhao Desportivo Vava Duarte in Praia, Cape Verdeand the handler insists that they need to move on from the loss.
Fubara has also revealed that he has some of themost talented 16-year-olds in the country who were carefully selected from therecently-concluded Nestle Milo Basketball Championship.
Nigeria’s best finish at the tournament was at theinaugural edition in 2009 in Maputo, Mozambique with Nigeria beating Algeria65-56 to claim the third position.