Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigers will begin the final phase of their preparation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup with grade A friendlies against Dominican Republic and Canada.
According to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), D’Tigers will play a two-legged game against Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo between July 19 and 25 before playing Canada in Quebec and Ontario between August 5 and 11, 2019.
The NBBF said the D’Tigers would open camp in the United States of America before moving to Canada.
Lagos, Nigeria will be venue of the final phase of preparation with NBBF already in advanced talks with a yet to be named World Cup bound team for a two-legged friendly. Read more