July 13, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has dedicated D’Tigers’ victories over USA and Argentina to late Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan.
THEWILL had reported that Sound Sultan died in the early hours of Sunday after he suffered from a four-year battle with angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma.
The late singer was also a basketball fan who helped develop the game in the Festac area of Lagos.
Following the Nigerian basketball team’s win over Argentina on Tuesday, the NBBF took to its Twitter page to dedicate both victories of the D’Tigers against USA and Argentina to the late singer.
It said: “We dedicate the victories against the US & Argentina to the late Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan).
”You saw this day coming when Nigeria would become a dominant force in global basketball. Ironically, the day we won against Team USA was when you gave up the ghost. RIP.”
