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THE Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 14 local players for camping ahead of the 2012 London Olympic qualifying tournament scheduled to hold in Venezuela in July.
Nigeria are eyeing one of the three places still available for the games and will be among the 12 sides trying to claim one of them in Caracas, Venezuela.
They will play in Group B against Lithuania, a team that has played at every Olympics since 1992, and hosts Venezuela. Players from Royal Hoopers of Port Harcourt dominated the list of players that are expected in camp which will be opened at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos from April 19- 22nd, 2012.
Royal Hoopers have four players namely: Dike Azuoma, Ohiero Michael Oko, Ojo Adeolu Olaiya and Onyeka Ekpete. Players called up from Kano Pillars are Usman Abubakar, Yusuf Ibrahim Adamu and Mathew Onmonya.
Dodan Warriors also produce three players and they are Yahaya Abdulwahab, Bukar Mohammed Biu and Akita Akpara. Others are Stanley Gumut from Nigerian Customs, Ikyaator Orsee from Lagos Islanders and Onyia Dalignton from Comets completes the list.
Coach Ayodele Bakare from Comets is expected to head the technical crew and will be assisted by Coach Ahmed Sani from Kano Pillars and Ayinla Johnson from Union Bank with Samuel Ogbedimu as the doctor.
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