D’Tigresses enter joint camp ahead FIBA Afrobasket Championship

• As CBL launches online store

The 13 foreign-based players picked from the national camp opened in Florida, United States a few weeks ago, have joined their home-based colleagues in Lagos for the final round of preparations for the 2017 Afrobasket Championship billed to hold in Mali.

The players arrived in the country at the weekend to join their home-based counterparts, who also have been in camp getting ready for the championship.

According to the NBBF, the combined team will begin full training today with Coach Sam Vincent and members of his technical crew working hard to blend the players into a formidable force before the competition in Mali.

Meanwhile, based on the success of the 2017 May Madness organised by the Continental Basketball League (CBL) as part of the Lagos State at 50 celebrations, the CBL has announced the launch of its official online retail store, the first Pan African sports merchandise online store in the country.

The online store will provide fans in Africa and across the globe access to the official CBL merchandise on their computer, mobile and tablet devices with ease of payment and delivery.

Operated by Continental Sports and Entertainment Company, the store offers a wide range of premium quality CBL merchandise from six teams across the Continent, including the CBL official game balls, e-writing pads, t-shirts, wristbands, headbands, key rings, phone pouches and phone cases.

CBL’s chief executive officer, Ugo Udezue said the launch of the online store strengthens the efforts to extend the brand reach globally, adding that organization was also committed to bringing the CBL brand closer to the fans by providing them with the best quality products.