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Sound Sultan: D’Tigers Pay Tribute With Customised Warm Up Shirts
- To pay their respects, D’Tigers players wore white t-shirts with the late singer’s image and name printed on them
The Nigerian men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on Wednesday, paid tribute to late Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan before a pre-Olympic game.
To pay their respects, D’Tigers players wore white t-shirts with the late singer’s image and name printed on them.
In addition, Sound Sultan was honoured with a moment of silence within the arena.
Earlier in a post, Nigeria Basketball made a post on Instagram describing Sound Sultan as a family member of the team.
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“We lost a member of our family this week. D’Tigers will honour the great Sound Sultan with these warmup shirts tonight. RIP. Your legacy will live forever,” the NigeriaBasketball team said in the post on Instagram.
Born Olanrewaju AbdulGaniyu Fasasi, the 44-year-old singer was buried according to Muslim rites amidst tears and tributes on Sunday.
Sound Sultan was a die-hard basketball fan. In Lagos and Nigeria, he aggressively promoted the sport.
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