Gombe Bulls basketball club’s coach, Samson John, has called for early commencement of preparations for Nigeria’s national team, D’Tigers, ahead of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship in Angola. Speaking after Nigeria secured qualification for the continental tournament, John stressed that the journey has just begun for the team that got the better of Uganda and Cape Verde and hosted Libya during the last qualification tournament. “We’ve already qualified, and now what next? Everything in Nigeria is not on time.
It’s always late and sharp-sharp. But, this is a major competition, and everyone in the federation should think about how to make early preparations,” John said. The coach emphasised that Nigeria needs to do better than their shaky performance at the 2021 edition and return to the sterling form that saw them emerge champions in 2015, adding that only early planning by the Nigeria Basketball Federation will see D’Tigers excel at the tournament.
“I also expect that we should change one of two players in the team, as we are moving forward,” the soft-spoken slam-dunk expert added. Related News Igoche hails D’Tigers for securing 2025 Afrobasket ticket D’Tigers pick 2025 AfroBasket ticket Dominant D’Tigers edge closer to AfroBasket finals D’Tigers completed their qualification campaign in impressive fashion, beating Cape Verde 77-62 in their final match to finish the second qualifying window with a perfect record after earlier victories against.