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Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigers denied South African visas for FIBA U18 tournament

FIBA U18: Nigeria’s Junior D’tigers lose to Egypt in opening Group B game

Nigeria’s Under-18 men’s national team, the Junior D’Tigers, fell short in their opening FIBA U18 AfroBasket game against reigning champions Egypt at the University of Pretoria's Rembrandt Hall in South Africa on Wednesday. The Nigerian youngsters, who faced some difficulties in obtaining visas to South Africa and only arrived the host nation hours to tipoff, suffered a 70-57 defeat to the Egyptians in their Group B...