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@GiantsOfAfrica Foundation: Saraki Visits Toronto Raptors’ Training Facility, Calls For Replication In Nigeria

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The immediate past Nigerian senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Tuesday visited the Toronto Raptors training facility where he met with the Nigerian-born president of the organisation, Masai Ujiri and appealed to him on the extension of the basketball Clinics to Nigeria.

Ujiri is the president and founder of the organisation, Giants of Africa Foundation aiming at building and promoting the sport of basketball in Africa.

Saraki who took to his Tweeter handle after the visit said, “Yesterday, it was a pleasure to spend some time at the Toronto Raptors training facility and meet with Masai Ujiri, the Nigerian-born President of the organisation. What a state of the art facility! Congratulations.

“I was pleased to hear about Masai’s @GiantsOfAfrica Foundation that works to create a pathway for the continent’s underprivileged youth through sport with the goal of growing the game of basketball within Africa.

“With basketball facilities in Rwanda, Kenya and other parts of the continent, I mentioned to Masai that it would be great for his @GiantsOfAfrica Foundation to augment its basketball Clinics by building similar ones in Nigeria.

“I have committed to work with himself and other well-meaning Nigerians to build similar basketball facilities in different parts of the country. This will create more opportunities for our young talented Nigerians”.

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