Olympic ticket: FIBA, Brazil congratulate Nigeria

Nigerian Players celebrating after defeating Greece 80-79 during their pre-Olympic basketball game, in Caracas, Venezuala ...on Friday.
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Congratulatory messages have continued to come from around the world on Nigeria’s qualification for the basketball event of the London Olympics. Some of such messages received by the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the heroics of the national men’s team, D’Tigers came from FIBA Africa, the Brazilian Federation and Multichoice Nigeria.

The message from Africa’s basketball governing body and signed by the Secretary General Alphonse Bilé reads, “This performance is historical one and honours FIBA Africa and the large family of basketball in Africa.”

The letter from the sponsors of the Nigerian basketball league reads, “Multichoice Nigeria and the continental channel SuperSport recognise the D’Tigers success at the playoffs as no mean feat and wishes them successful out at the forthcoming 2012 Olympics.”

The letter was signed by the company’s Managing Director, Mr. John Ugbe.

The President of Brazil Basketball Federation Mr Carlos Nunes wrote, “The Brazilian Basketball Confederation express our congratulations to your for deserved ticket to the Olympic Games.”