A-35 man team of supporters of Team Nigeria’s Basketball Men’s team, the Hoopers, are expected to depart for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Monday to drum support for the team as they gun for the title of the Afrobasket 2013. One of the key officers of the Hoopers, Alhaji Nasiru Mohammed, Chairman, Disciplinary Committee who disclosed this in Lagos said they are ready to cheer the team to success as they have always done since 1996. ”We are going there to give the team all our support. We pray the National Sport Commission supports our effort,”Mohammed said. Team Nigeria play their first match against Mali on Tuesday.