Nigeria is in danger of not participating in the 2023 FIBA World Cup / News - Basketnews.com

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The Nigerian basketball team runs the risk of being banned from the 2023 FIBA World Cup, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

The reason behind it - Nigeria's governing body hasn't followed simple rules, such as holding an election to seat board members, via the report.

The same kind of situation happened in the summer of 2019 when Team Nigeria almost didn't make it to China for the FIBA World Cup, because the money for the flights allegedly wasn't released until the last possible moment.

The 2023 FIBA World Cup will be the first such competition to be hosted by multiple nations: the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. The prestigious contest will take place from August 25 to September 10.

Moreover, the 2023 FIBA World Cup is an important tournament to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

Team Nigeria gathered quite a lot of hype before the last major basketball competition, Tokyo Olympics, when they stunned the USA in the Olympic exhibition game.

Though, the main tournament for Nigerians was a bust, as they lost all three battles in the group stage (against Australia, Germany, and Italy).

Nigeria had a roster of mostly NBA players, including Jahlil Okafor, Gabe Vincent, Ekpe Udoh, Precious Achiuwa, Josh Okogie, Chimezie Metu, KZ Okpala, Miye Oni. Long-time NBA specialist Mike Brown was coaching the team.

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