Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- Nigeria is at the risk of becoming the first country ever to qualify for the FIBA World Cup and fail to show up for the competition.

According to the General Manager of D'Tigers, Musa Adamu, the Nigerian men's basketball team are in a race against time to get the needed fund that would ensure their participation in the FIBA 2019 World Cup in China.

Mr Adamu at the weekend told journalists that the earlier scheduled trip to China in continuation of their preparation for the FIBA World Cup may have suffered a setback over the paucity of funds as the Nigeria Basketball Federation continues struggling to make funds available.

"I cannot tell you exactly when the team is leaving for China, the basketball federation has be...