Head coach of Nigeria’s Under 16 basketball team, Fubara Onyanbo says his aim is not just to win the ongoing FIBA Under 16 African Championship but to also build character and purpose in the boys taking part in the tournament.
The Junior D’Tigers had a slow start to the competition losing 86-77 to three-time champions Egypt in their opening fixture on Saturday night at the Pavilhao Desportivo Vava Duarte in Praia, Cape Verde and the handler insists that they need to move on from the loss.
Fubara has also revealed that he has some of the most talented 16-year-olds in the country who were carefully selected from the recently-concluded Nestle Milo Basketball Championship.
Nigeria’s best finish at the tournament was at the inaugural edition in 2009 in Maputo, Mozambique with Nigeria beating Algeria 65-56 to claim the third position.
