ONE MORE signature and Cameroonian Karim Abdul is good to go for the Growling Tigers.
The 19-year-old Abdul only needs to have his birth certificate authenticated in Cameroon so the UAAP board could give its go-signal for his much-anticipated court debut.
Coach Pido Jarencio said Abdul’s mother would seek the validation in Nigeria because it is the country nearest to Cameroon with a Philippine embassy.
“Once it is done and got sealed, and the papers got sealed, they will be presented to the UAAP board,” he said.
“It will be a big problem if Abdul will not play for us this season, he is our man in the middle and I waited two years for him,” he said.
Abdul completed his two-year residency in the country after finishing high school at the Santa Clara International Academy. He is now a sophomore at the Faculty of Engineering.
Despite the delay in clearance, Jarencio expects Abdul to play in UST’s first game against the National University Bulldogs on July 14.
Jarencio said the inside rotation boasts of big men who can slide from center to power-forward with relative ease. They include veterans Chris Camus and Carmelo Afuang. Rookies Kevin Ferrer and Louie Vigil are expected to take charge from the perimeter. Rodolfo Serafin Jerome T. Lozada
