Nigerian-British professional basketball ace, Olumide Oyedeji has debunked reports that he has joined Chinese National Basket League(NBL) club, Luoyang.
Olumide debunked the report in a telephone chat with NationSport(Online) on Monday.
He said, “What is this report that have moved to China? I am in Nigeria o.’ He jokingly added that “I don’t mind if you get China work for me o.”
Recall that Oyedeji has been a member of the senior men’s Nigerian national basketball team since 1997. The 36 year old served the nation for two decades, and captained the team that won the 2015 Africa Nations Basketball Cup in Tunisia, the first major trophy to be won by Nigeria in the sport.
He also captained the team to Nigeria’s first basketball outing at the London 2012 Olympic Games where they were ousted in the first round. His first major outing for Nigeria was in 1998 where he was in the team that represented the country in the World Cup in Greece.
He resigned from the D’Tigers in January 2016 citing personal reasons for his decision. The 36 year- old is in Nigeria actively taking part in the sport sector.