Nigeria: Sports Ministry Protests Visa Denial to U-17 Female Basketball Team

29 June 2016

Abuja — Ministry of Sports has protested the denial of visa by the Spanish Embassy to the nation's Under-17 Female Basketball Team scheduled for an international competition in Spain.

Speaking with newsmen after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, said the grounds upon which the athletes were denied visas were untenable.

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