The Nigeria Basketball Federation, on Monday, named former international, Tari Preh, as Head Coach of the country’s U-16 team currently preparing for the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship holding in Bamako, Mali from July 30 to August 8. Preh will be assisted by former national team player, Ogoh Odaudu, who was one of the assistant coaches at the 2013 AfroBasket Championship.
According to a statement made available to New Telegraph and signed by the NBBF’s head of media, Patrick Omorodion, players called up for the championship are expected to report to the national team’s camp in Abuja shortly. Nigeria last took part in the FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in 2009, at the maiden edition of the tournament in Maputo, Mozambique.
The team finished in third place at the end of the championship won by Egypt. The Egyptians went on to defend the title two years later on home soil before losing to Angola in the final of the 2013 edition in Madagascar. Nigeria’s absence from the last two editions of the tournament was as a result of the NBBF’s decision to pull out of age-grade competitions four years ago to check the rampant age falsification scam which hampered the growth of legitimate talents in the country.
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