THE Nigeria Baseball and Softball team have qualified for
the next phase of the Africa Olympic qualifiers slated for South Africa from
May 1- 5, 2019.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that the national team
qualified alongside Burkina Faso from the Africa West One qualifiers which
ended on Sunday in Ghana.
Nigeria suffered a defeat against Burkina Faso in their
opening match of the round-robin game on Friday in Accra.
The team bounced back on Sunday to defeat host, Ghana by
7 runs to 6 and finished second behind Burkina Faso who won all their matches
to grab the second qualification ticket in the zone.
Two other countries, Tunisia and Ivory Coast that were
expected to take part in the zonal qualifiers were absent at the qualifiers.
Nigeria and other countries that picked the other slots
in their respective zones will converge in South Africa for the second phase of
qualification.
Speaking on the team qualification, Adeola Omotosho, the
Development Secretary of the Nigeria Baseball and Softball Association (NBSA)
said that it was a cheering news for the body.
Omotosho, who is in Ghana with the team, said that more
effort would be put in place to prepare the team ahead for next phase of
qualifiers in South Africa.
“We are happy that the team was able to pick one of the
slots at stake in our zone. The storm is not over yet because we have a major
task ahead.
"A lot of work need to be done on the team to
prepare the players for the next stage of the qualifiers,” he said.
He commended the individuals who have supported the team
so far and also appeal for more support from the government and private bodies.
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