The young Pharaoh of Egypt has emerged as the champion of the FIBA Africa Championship for U16 Men at the weekend in Maputo, Mozambique with an 84-82 points hard earned victory over Mali.
Egypt who defeated Nigeria by 74-71 points in the semi-final last Friday engaged the Malian strength for strength from the beginning of the pulsating game till the buzzer to pick the continents sole ticket to the 2010 FIBA World Championship for U17 Men slated for Germany.
Nigeria whose good run in the championship was truncated by Egypt in the semi-final settled for the bronze medal after seeing off Algeria in the third place game by 65-56 points.
The Nigerian young lad will return to the country Monday night aboard South Africa airways.
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Tijjani Umar applauded the boys effort at the Africa Cadet Championship, promising that the federation will do everything to continue to encourage the development of the game at the grassroots.
The NBBF boss says the boys have shown that Nigeria is blessed with abundant of talents that can represent the country well at any competition.
He praised the team handlers led by Adamu Kuta of Niger Potters basketball club of Minna for doing the country proud as five players of the team who were pick for random MRI test age fortification passed the test.
The five players include, Michael Ikima, Christopher Ogekpa, Naama Namsap, Mofe Edukugho and Daniel Garga were tested alongside other players from other countries by a team of anti-MRI officials of the continental ruling body, FIBA Africa in Mozambique.
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