Nigeria Basketball Federation dedicates D’Tigers wins over US & Argentina to the late Sound Sultan

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has dedicated D’Tigers victories over Team USA and Argentina to the memories of Sound Sultan.

The late musician, a well-known basketball fan, helped develop the game in Festac area of Lagos.

He died in the early hours of Sunday, July 11 while the Nigerian basketball team was registering a historic 90-87 victory over Team US in an Olympic friendly.

He died following a 4-year battle with angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma.

Following the Nigerian basketball team’s comfortable 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.

“We dedicate the victories against the US & Argentina to the late Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan). 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.

We dedicate the victories against US & Argentina to late Olanrewaju Fasasi (@Soundsultan)

You saw this day coming when Nigeria would become a dominant force in global basketball

Ironically, the day we won against @usabasketball, that was when you gave up the ghost

RIP pic.twitter.com/oRtZ5h9aev— #NBBF (@nbbfonline) July 13, 2021