By Esther Egbe
D’Tigers Head Coach of the Senior National Basketball ,Alex Nwora on Sunday told National Daily that his team were focused on beating all contenders at the ongoing 2019 FIBA Africa World Cup Qualifiers in Lagos .
Nwora revealed that ’ Tigers had defeated all eight teams so far in the competition starting with the first window in 2017 where it topped the group F that had power houses Senegal and Central Africa Republic.
Mali , Rwanda and Cote D’ Ivoire are also contenders for the two tickets available for a place in the World Cup to be hosted in China .He added.
“ We can continue to improve on our quality based on the availability of our players who are so desirous to represent their fatherland .
“ So , we are not satisfied until we pick the ticket and prepare ourselves for the competition ahead , ’’ Nwora said .
D’ tigers crushed CAR 114 – 69 at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National stadium , Lagos to register one of the biggest scoreline so far in the second round of the qualification series holding in Lagos .
“ I am happy about the results so far but we can only work harder and give our best to the success of the team .
“ We are a rock solid team and blessed with abundance of talents , but we cannot celebrate now until we play our final game .