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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old confirmed a report in The Athletic that he was in the process of acquiring a Nigerian passport so he can compete for the country at the Games, pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

He was not on a list of 44 finalists hoping to secure a spot on the US team for Tokyo 2020, announced by USA Basketball earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Dinwiddie is hoping to join a squad which could include fellow NBA players such as Orlando Magic forward Al-Farouq Aminu, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Josh Okogie and New Orleans Pelicans centre Jahlil Okafor.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian team is also coached by Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown.<\/p>\n

Nigeria qualified for the Olympics in the Japanese capital after finishing as the top African team at the 2019 International Basketball Federation World Cup in China.<\/p>\n

Dinwiddie competed for the US at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and was one of only three players who started all eight games in the tournament.<\/p>\n

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8 in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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