Basketball prodigy Nosa Okunbo, who is the son of the late Nigerian business mogul, Captain Hosa Okunbo, has been tipped to rule the basketball world in the near future.
The teenager, who is 6ft 8inch tall, plays college basketball in the United States after he left the United Kingdom for tertiary education.
He is the youngest recipient of the Euroknowledge Youth Advocacy award for his participation in community service with High achievers in the UK and the Heart of Gold Foundation in Nigeria, through which he has continued to use his connections in basketball to give back to Nigerians.
Nosa Okunbo was also awarded the international Burj CEO awards by the Dubai Royal Family for his involvement in Africa To The World (ATTW), a non-profit organization he founded this year.
Nosa Okunbo developed the ambition to become a professional footballer in the UK, having grown up there, with football as its most common sport.
Okunbo, who has been tipped by basketball commentators to become a big star in the future, recently spoke about the position of his family on his decision to play basketball.
“My family has been very supportive to some extent, but like every other Nigerian parent, my academics always come first,” Nosa Okunbo stated.