Afrobasket Championship 2015: President Buhari Applauds Victorious D'Tigers

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on their victory over Angola in Sunday’s final of the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia.

A statement on Monday by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, says President Buhari joins other sports-loving Nigerians in applauding D’Tigers’ exhilarating 74-65 victory over their Angolan opponents which also secured Nigeria’s qualification for the men’s basketball event at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.

The President commends the players for displaying exemplary strength, courage, determination and patriotism as well as great skills and creativity to dethrone Angola, the perennial African basketball champions.

Nigeria: 1985 Golden Eaglets Beg Buhari To Redeem Prize

MEMBERS of the Golden Eaglets team of 1985 have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfil the promises he made to them after they emerged world champions three decades ago.

Exactly 30 years ago to this day – August 11, 1985 – Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets defeated the then West Germany 2-0 in the Chinese city of Beijing, to win the maiden edition of the FIFA U-16 World Championship, now known as the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Nigerian military government of the day, under the then Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, announced rewards for the players and coaches.

But the heroes say the rewards, which include scholarship up to the university level, national merit award and purchase of AP shares in their names, have not been fulfilled. While another reward - street naming after the players and coaches in their home states has been effected by some states, some of them have not benefitted from it. Some others have even had their streets renamed since.