D'Tigers triumph over the United States and Argentina basketball teams have been dedicated to the late music legend Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan.

The music artiste passed on earlier this month after a long battle with a terminal disease and has already been buried according to Islamic rites.

However, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has now paid tribute to the late music superstar with the pre-Olympics back-to-back victories.

Cause of Sound Sultan's death

Sound Sultan's family confirmed he died of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma and pleaded for privacy during these difficult times.

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Meanwhile, Complete Sport explains that an Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a group of related malignancies (cancers) that affect the lymphatic system (lymphomas).

Sound SUltan's prediction about D'Tigers

The NBBF recalled that Sound Sultan had predicted that Nigeria will become a superpower in basketball after victories over the USA and Argentina.

They said this on their social media page:

"We dedicate the victories against US & Argentina to late Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan).".

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