By Victor Kanayo
Libya will host Nigeria later on Friday in a phase of the 2025 Afrobasket qualifier.
According to organisers, the highly anticipated match is scheduled for 20:00 GMT, which is 9:00 pm in Nigeria.
On Saturday, Nigeria will face Uganda at 6:00 pm Nigerian time.
Nigeria’s final match will be against Cape Verde on Sunday.
The Libyan Ministry of Sports, under the Government of National Unity, announced the start of preparations to sponsor and host “Window 2 Qualifiers” for Afrobasket 2025, which is set to be held in Angola.
The qualifier comes months after an ill-tempered Africa Cup of Nations qualifying confrontation between Nigeria and Libya.
Unlike the October episode, in which the Nigerian football team was denied access to Libya, tensions are eased this time, as the Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers, are already in Tripoli and will face Libya in the opening Group B encounter of the three-day mini-tournament.
The Ministry explained that the qualifiers would be held in the Grand Hall in Tripoli from 21 to 23 February for the teams in the second and fifth groups.
