An international basketball friendly match is on the card in Abuja between D' Tigers of Nigeria and Venezuela. The match is a memorial in honour of the former President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5, 2013 at the age of 58 years following a long battle with cancer.
The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Tijjani Umar, revealed this last night during a courtesy visit by the executive committee of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Abuja chapter.
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