FIBA WCQ: D’Tigers Tip Off Training In Abidjan

D’Tigers tipped off training for the last phase of the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire with all the invited players already in camp.
D’tigers, who have qualified for the World Cup have recorded nine straight wins in the qualifying tournament.
But this unbeaten run in the qualifying series is what Coach Alex Nwora wants to maintain by ensuring that they win their three games against host Cote d’ Ivoire, Senegal and Central African Republic.
He is confident that despite the absence of some key players-Al Farouq Aminu, Stanley Okoye, Obinna Emegano, Ike Nwamu and Christopher Obekpa, Nwora who took part in the last qualifiers, he would maintain the unbeaten run, promising to dig deep with the available players.
“Since we don’t have all the players who took part in the last window, who are familiar with the National team, we are still able to bring a couple of new players who have not played before to fill in the void.”
Nwora has continued to enjoy a career as D’Tigers coach with just 2 losses in all competitive games (against Congo Democratic Republic and Tunisia) since taking charge in 2017. For him, keeping the flag flying and retaining the number one spot in Africa is the ultimate goal.
The 2017 Afrobasket silver winning coach said that the team would rely on some experienced members when they start their final round of games on today against host- Cote d’Ivoire at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Palais des Sports stadium.