Afrobasket/AAG Qualifier: D'Tigers To Face Burkina Faso Today In 2nd Leg Qualifier Match

Nigeria national Basketball team, D'Tigers will face the national basketball team of Burkina Faso in the 2nd leg of the Afrobasket and All Africa Games qualifier match on Wednesday by 6pm at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

Afrobasket/AAG Qualifiers: Nigeria Humble Burkina Faso In Ouagadougou

Nigeria senior national Basketball team, D'Tigers proved on Monday night in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso that it's a force to reckon with when it come to Africa basketball when it humbled host Burkina Faso by 87-64 points in the first leg of the 29th Afrobasket and 11th All Africa Games.

Afrobasket Qualifiers: D'Tigers Wait On Burkina Faso, FIBA

The Nigeria Basketball Federation are still in the dark and uncertainty on the cancelled 2015 African Basketball Championship qualifiers match supposed to be played with Burkina Faso last weekend in Ouagadougou.

The Burkina Faso Basketball Federation cited logistics problems as a reason for the cancellation and requested both legs of the qualifiers be played in their country which NBBF rejected.

The National Basketball Team coach of Nigeria D'Tigers, Sani Ahmed, said he will make sure the administrative problems will not in any way affect his team and claims that D'Tigers are ever ready for the matches at anytime set.

According to standing FIBA rules, Burkina Faso are to forfeit the match and pay for all cost of preparing the D'Tigers for the game just as requested by the NBBF, but still waiting for a reply to mails sent to FIBA.

Countries that have already qualified for the 2015 Afrobasket are Morocco, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Angola, Uganda, Tunisia and Cameroon.