Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday
congratulated Nigeria's senior basketball team, D'Tigers, for
emerging as African Champions for the first time in the
history of the continental tournament.
An elated Saraki, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,
Sanni Onogu in Abuja, said it was fulfilling that the Nigerian
team finally broke the jinx and made the nation proud at the
2015 African Basketball Championship held in Tunisia.
He said that D'Tigers' victory has rekindled the nation's hope
and confidence in the team, adding that, "beating Angola at
the finals of the 2015 Afro-basket Tournament with 74-65
was a superb performance. We are very happy for our team
that they have attained this feat," Saraki said.
The Senate President said the players have written their
names in the sands of time just as he challenged the team
and its technical crew to redouble their efforts so as to be
victorious in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
Saraki also assured Nigerians of the Senate's commitment to
the development of sports through relevant legislations and
appropriate budgetary allocations in order to further
enhance the nation's sporting prowess across the globe. Source : https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153626724079962&id=53942489961&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6189268696486474176%3Amf_story_key.4667997057088885019%3AeligibleForSeeFirstBumping.

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