D’Tigers’ coach, Alex Nwora has
announced that only the best hands will be selected for the 2019 FIBA World Cup
for men.
Following the weekend’s draw that
pitted Nigeria against Russia, Argentina and South Korea in Group B, Nwora said
the World Cup is only deserving of the best materials that the country can
boast of.
The Coach who led Nigeria to
becoming the first country in the world to qualify for the World Cup to be
hosted in China said it’s time to go back to the drawing board after the
euphoria of qualification.
“You have to bring your best
players to the World Cup. It is not a competition you attend with just any player.”
With interest being shown by many
players eligible to play for Nigeria and positive discussions with some
Nigerian players in the NBA, G league and across Europe, selecting the best
will be a priority task for the coaching crew.
“There will be a try out. We have
to go through our list, see each position and see who is going to be best for
each position. There are so many young players in the US and the NBA that we
want to integrate into the system.”
He promised that every quality
player will be given a fair chance to fight for a shirt during the camping exercise
expected to start soon.
“Being in those camps, we will
re-assess those players who played the different windows and that will give us
a good chance to see those new players that we will be taking to the World Cup
and hopefully those we will use in the future.”
According to the tournament
schedule released by Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA)
on Monday, D’Tigers will start their campaign against Russia on Saturday,
August 31 before taking on Argentina on September 2 in Wuhan.
Their final group game will be
against South Korea on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.
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