Showing posts with label Nigerian basketballers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigerian basketballers. Show all posts

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Nightmare trip for Nigerian basketballers

Ganiyu Yahaya’s family lives in a Nigerian village that makes it difficult to chase basketball dreams. The nearest court is more than an hour’s drive away.
Transportation is expensive and money is tight, so for Yahaya a trip to the court is a kind of pilgrimage. When school is not in session, the 17-year-old and others play basketball all day and sleep on the court’s edges at night, sometimes for several days in a row. It is not ideal, but it is the only option, and potentially the only way to a better life.

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