Nigeria's women basketball team meant to play at the 2016 FIBA U-17 Women's World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain have been denied visas by the Spanish embassy.
The tournament will kick off today in Spain without Nigeria’s team just as the Embassy officials offered no explanation for their action.
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF had presented every document ranging from travelling insurance, birth certificates, sworn affidavits by the players parents which the Foreign Affairs ministry endorsed since they are minors as demanded by the embassy but yet the Spaniards denied them visas.
Reacting to the development, NBBF president, Tijjani Umar said on Tuesday evening that the players would be released to return to their various homes today.
“We are however, going to invite most of them for the Africa U-18 Championship holding later this year,” Umar assured.
The tournament will kick off today in Spain without Nigeria’s team just as the Embassy officials offered no explanation for their action.
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF had presented every document ranging from travelling insurance, birth certificates, sworn affidavits by the players parents which the Foreign Affairs ministry endorsed since they are minors as demanded by the embassy but yet the Spaniards denied them visas.
Reacting to the development, NBBF president, Tijjani Umar said on Tuesday evening that the players would be released to return to their various homes today.
“We are however, going to invite most of them for the Africa U-18 Championship holding later this year,” Umar assured.