This 16-Year-Old Nigerian Is About To Take Over The Game Of Basketball

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Chukwudalu Egbejiogu is the youngest basketballer in  ‘May Madness’. May Madness is a tournament organized by Continental Basketball League (CBL) Africa, is well underway in Lagos. The competition which will also take place in Abidjan, Yaounde, and Libreville, is gradually achieving its aim of revealing new talent in basketball.

Egbejiogu, who was once turned down by a coach, started playing in street games where he gathered experience and sharpened his basketball skill. He got a chance to try out for the Lagos City Stars and was eventually called up to play for the team.

 He impressed so much in his first match against Abidjan Raiders that reporters crowded around him at the end of the match. Although his team lost the match, this big moment made Egbejiogu a notable player.

He is currently ranked number five among the top 10 players in the tournament – out of the professional basketball players from other African countries and the US. He is only 16 years old.

Egbejiogu grew up in Lagos and was discovered by basketball coach, Charles Ibeziaku, when the two met in Onitsha. While he is waiting for admission into university, he has made it clear that he wants to study Sports Management because he hopes to own a team someday.

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