President Buhari has congratulated D'Tigers on their remarkable victory over Angola at the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia.
According to a statement by the special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President expressed his delight over the team's strength of character coupled with a high quotient of patriotism as well as great skill and courage displayed by them at the competition
The President assured the team of his fullest support to ensuring a most successful outing at the Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympics.
He urged the team to also work harder so as to secure a global laurel at next year's Olympic Games.
Nigeria won it's first continental title in Basketball at the AFROBASKET 2015 competition in Tunisia by defeating the defending champions Angola 74-65 . This automatically qualifies Nigeria for Rio Olympics in 2016.
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