FILIPINO Nigerian big man Ariel John Lintang Edu knows the road to earning a spot in the Gilas Pilipinas final 12 for the FIBA World Cup will not be easy. But it's a challenge he is ready to face while trying to soak in from established members of the pool led by naturalized players Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz and Justin Brownlee of Barangay Ginebra.

The 23-year-old Edu, born in Cyrus to a Nigerian father and Filipino mother who hails from Surigao, intends to put on his "learner's hat" as he joins the Gilas training pool.

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