By Akeem Busari
It was another victorious outing for Nigeria on the continental stage as the national U16 female basketball 3v3 team, claimed gold medal in Dakar, Senegal at the DAKAR EN JAUX 2024 Festival.
The Nigerian girls who had earlier claimed a silver medal in Accra, Ghana during the All Africa Games, defeated host country, Senegal 11-8 in the final to become champions.Speaking after the final game, Nigeria’s head of delegation and team coordinator, Victor Okoro, praised the girls for putting up spectacular displays throughout the games.
“I’m very proud of this team. I am also happy that once again, they have made Nigeria proud on the international stage,” he remarked.Okoro, a board member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, noted that the recent feats of the team is a further testament to the untiring efforts of the NBBF, led by Engr. Musa Kida to continually develop the game in at levels, for the benefits of Nigeria.
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