Team captain of the Nigerian male basketball team, D’Tigers, Ike Diogu has declared that his mission with the national team is more than accomplished.
Diogu joined the D’Tigers in 2012 and has played at Afrobasket tournaments, Olympic games and the FIBA world cup.
In a chat with the NBBF, the power forward said he has done everything possible to make sure the Nigerian basketball team is known globally.
“ it is mission accomplished. The national team is a brand now. I did everything I was supposed to do in the national team, raised the awareness to the ultimate level.”
“People know about the team now. I get different messages from young Nigerian athletes asking how they can be a part of the national team and that has been my ultimate goal.”, he added.
The 36 year old also indicated that he would take a bow from the game soon but still wants to play for 2 years.
“I don’t have any time frame right now. Hopefully, I can play for another two years and see what happens. Let us see how the body is and how everything goes. I am closer to the end than the beginning but it has been an unbelievable ride. It has been an honour serving my country.”
Ike Diogu who was named MVP in the 2017 Afrobasket was part of the team that won the D’tigers first Afrobasket trophy in 2015 and the team that won silver in 2017.
