The Hoopers had finished as third best team in the Africa's elite clubs competition in the last edition held in 2024, after outplaying Cape Town Tigers of South Africa 80-57 points at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda
But Iconic Adelanwa who had produced top basketballers and the likes of NBA legends , Akeem Olajuwon and Olumide Oyedeji, a former captain of D'Tigers in an exclusive chat recently with Edu-Biznews at his country home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, expressed confidence that the Hoopers have what it takes as a team to get to the final of this year's BAL play-off in Pretoria ,South Africa, considering the quality of technical crew and players couple with the support of the Rivers State Government and Nigeria Basketball Federation
Chief Adelanwa was full of appreciation for Hoopers who recorded back to back win against Moroccan side, FUS- de- Rabat , 88-82 and 79-71 points in Rabat, Morocco to qualify for the play-off behind Al Ittihad Alexandria of Egypt in the Kalahari Conference of BAL held in last morning, April
The Baba-Oba of Owu Kingdom described Hoopers as the most stable Basketball Club in the Nigeria's domestic league, saying the team will perform better than what did in the last edition of the Continental competition
He also commended President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida and his vice, Babs Ogunade for providing conducive atmosphere for the impressive outings of both D'Tigers and D'Tigress in the FIBA Afro-Basket qualifiers and development of basketball in the country
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