NBBF dedicates D’Tigers wins over US, Argentina to Sound Sultan

<p>The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has dedicated D’Tigers victories over Team USA and Argentina to late Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan.</p>, <p>The late musician died in the early hours of Sunday, following a four-year battle with angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma while the Nigerian basketball team was registering a historic 90-87 victory over Team US in an Olympic friendly.</p>, <p>He was also a well-known basketball fan, who helped develop the game in the Festac area of Lagos.</p>, <p>Following the Nigerian basketball team’s win over Argentina on Tuesday, the fourth-best team in the world, the NBBF took to its verified Twitter page to dedicate the two massive wins to the late singer.</p>, <p>”We dedicate the victories against the US & Argentina to the late Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan).</p>, <p>”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,” the tweet read.</p>, <p>The singer who left behind a wife and two children has been , United States, according to Islamic rites.</p>