Bring on the USA-D’Tigers coach screams
As Nigerians look forward to the epoch-making appearance of
the nation’s male basketball team at the London 2012 Olympic Games, coach of
the squad nicknamed, D’Tigers, Ayo Bakare has called the bluff of the American
Dream Team, which is pitted alongside Nigeria in the group stage of the event saying
his boys will give them a good run for their money.
The tactician popularly called ‘Wakka’ in Nigeria
is very optimistic that the underdog status of his team will swing things in
their favour in London .
“We went to the qualifiers in Venezuela
as underdogs but came out as the toast of the tournament, so will it be in the
Olympics especially against the avowed Americans. We are not scared of the USA
team.”
“Although the Americans are the best in the world and we are
rated 21st, that will not stop us from creating an upset when we
square up in the Games. My players can’t wait to face the world’s best and the
world will see our best in London ”
D’Tigers are grouped alongside the USA ,
France , Lithuania ,
Argentina and Tunisia .
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