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Nigeria started their FIBA U-18 Afrobasket run with a 70-65 triumph against Angola.
Nigeria's younker men's hoops squad yet had enactment connected the court.
The squad recorded a 70-65 triumph against Angola successful their opening radical crippled of the 2024 FIBA U-18 Afrobasket tourney successful South Africa.
Nigeria 70-65 Angola
The squad had issues earlier the commencement of the tournament.
According to respective reports, determination were visa issues for the Nigerians by the South African embassy.
They nevertheless overcame them successful clip to enactment astatine the tournament.
After their pistillate counterparts destroyed, Zimbabwe 107-30 successful their ain opener, it was clip for the antheral squad to get busy.
They had to flooded adversity to triumph against Angola successful a packed arena.
Down 10 points, they rallied backmost to get a five-point victory.
The prima of the amusement for Nigeria was youngster Azeez Olaitan Sulaimon.
He recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 steals to usher Nigeria to victory.
The Nigerians inactive person a batch of enactment to bash if they are to suffice for the FIBA U-19 World Cup adjacent year.
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