D’Tigers assistant captain Michael Eric’s Top 50 elite basketball camp is scheduled to hold in Lagos on July 24, under the auspices of the Erico Sports Legacy Foundation, a non-profit he set up in honour of his late father, former Super Eagles goalkeeper and assistant coach, Joe Erico, Saturday PUNCH reports.
Eric, who was born and raised in Mushin, Lagos, disclosed his plans for the latest edition at a press conference at the Airport Golden Tulip Hotel in Ikeja. He said the initiative was born out of a desire to create opportunities for young Nigerians who share his passion for the sport but lack access to similar platforms.
“The journey became doing it not just for me, but doing it for those who wanted to do this but could not. So hearing many stories stayed with me to think of doing something for Nigerian youths, not just with basketball but mentorship and impacting the next generation,” Eric said.
Eric did not grow up playing basketball, having spent much of his early years focused on academics at the insistence of his father, a former goalkeeper who represented Nigeria at the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations and later served as an assistant coach with the Super Eagles, helping the team qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
