Written by: Marc J. Spears Undefeated
Nelson Mandela once famously said, “The world will not respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The Black people of the world need Nigeria to be great as a source of pride and confidence.”
Nigeria’s national team is the only African team to qualify for the Olympics and may be the only representative at the Tokyo Olympics. Head coach Mike Brown hopes to rally his team, Nigeria and all of Africa with that motto.
“We want to get the country of Nigeria and the diaspora behind us, but just as importantly, we feel like we’re going to be representing all of Africa in this Olympics,” Brown told The Undefeated. “There are a couple of other African teams that are going to have an opportunity to qualify, and we’ll see if it happens. But right now, we are one of eight teams that are in the Olympics, and there are only four spots left.
“So it’s going to be pretty competitive for the other African countries to try to make it to the Olympics. We look at ourselves as representing all of Africa, and we’ve taken on the quote from Nelson Mandela as our mantra for this coming Olympics.”
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