Prompt 1

For the record, M’Baku Olubori likes playing for Sweden. Several of his agent-turned-GM’s other clients play there, he has a good working relationship with longtime coach Gunnar Soderberg-Tremblay, and the team has been successful. That being said, he would drop Team Sweden in a second if his dream of a Pan-African IIHF team was established (better yet, Team Nigeria). Before anyone knew or cared about the SHL veteran, Baku was shouting from the rooftops, badgering any reporter he could find, demanding an African IIHF team. Citing the successes of Emeka Valentine-Okoli and Ren-Ekelemchi Shimizu-Okoli in the SHL and international play, Baku wanted to represent his country. In his time outside of professional hockey, he spends his time and money building the game of hockey in Nigeria, and has seen some successes (however limited they are). He plays for his people, and wants to show up on a bigger stage. While some players would shy away from controversy (especially the violently racist language he faces every time the Platoon play against New England), Baku leans into it and would relish more stupidity from fans if he could ever get a team of people who look like him in international play.