Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB) Chairman Gustavo da Conceicao said the Nigerian basketball team "can be a very difficult opponent to Angola" at the ongoing 24th African Men's Basketball Championship (Afrobasket2007).

The official, who watched the game between Nigeria and the Central African Republic in Group C, told reporters that Nigeria is renewed and stronger and therefore Angola should pay greater attention to it.

"For what I saw on Saturday it seems that Nigeria will be a very difficult opponent to Angola as the team is very tall and stronger to which our coaches much pay greater attention," he said.

He added that the Angolan team should be more careful in the following games in order to be able to contradict the strong points of the Nigerians.

The Angolan national basketball team is the No. 1 seed in the ongoing Afrobasket2007 which is to run through from August 15 to 25 in Angola's five cities of Luanda, Benguela, Huambo, Cabinda and Lubango.

(Xinhua News Agency August 21, 2007)