Nigeria representatives in the 2010 FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Men slated for Cotonou, Benin Republic, Royal Hoopers basketball club, has concluded plans to have friendlies games against Bauchi Nets basketball club.
The friendlies according to the Head Coach of the Port Harcourt-based side, Ogoh Odaudu, is aimed at playing four tune-up games before jetting out to Cotonou on the eight of December, 2010.
Coach Odaudu told our correspondent that the two friendly games the team played against Ebun Comets basketball club before departing for Liberia for the FIBA Africa Zone-3 Qualifiers was able to fortify the team as the two games put them in match situation before the Liberia qualifiers where they secure a place for the final round as a first timer.
Odaudu says the choice of Bauchi Nets was because the Nets is one of the best side in the Savannah conference of the Nigeria DStv league.
The first of the two games series comes up tomorrow at the sports hall of the Bauchi Township Stadium with a second game on Thursday as the Hoopers plan to return to its camp site in Kaduna State where it hoped to play two more friendly games against Kada Stars basketball club and a yet to be named opponent.
Royal Hoopers qualified alongside Kano Pillars basketball club in the FIBA Africa Zone-3 Elimination early November and have since commenced preparation ahead the final round which run from December 9 through 19.
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