Tokyo 2020: Nigeria pinning basketball hopes on American diaspora
By DW
24 July 2021 |
6:50 am
Nigerian basketball is an Olympic medal candidate, with a team made up mainly of US-based players. But some question whether relying on the diaspora is a sustainable long-term model for basketball in the country.
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