Basketball
Group Frowns at FMYSD Plans to Organise Basketball Final 8 League
A concerned group of sports stakeholders, journalists and enthusiasts under the aegis of Friends of Nigeria Sports (FNS), have frowned at the decision of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to organize the Men’s Basketball Premier League Final 8 League.
A statement signed by the spokesperson of FNS, Asiwaju Akeem Busari, stated that the unilateral decision of the sports ministry to organize the basketball finals is illegal and an aberration of the verified constitution guiding the Nigeria Basketball Federation, and goes against the essence of the administrative role of federations who are in charge of sports.
” The subsiting constitution of NBBF is indeed, supreme in this and other regards. Since there’s no legally recognized vacuum in the leadership of NBBF, I believe this and other decisions of the FMYSD, are indicative of pre-arranged plans to usurp and undermine the supremacy of NBBF’s constitution,” Busari noted.
He warned that the country stands the dangers of disqualification, possible ban, if the sports ministry goes ahead to organize the league. Adding that the duly recognized constitution of NBBF by FIBA, FMYSD and NOC, recognises the NBBF board led Engr. Musa Kida, to continue to lead the board till a new elective Congress is held.
It will be recalled that the Men’s Premier Basketball was not held for 4 years until Musa Kida and his board won the lingering court case. And it went on to organize the league preliminaries at both Atlantic and Savannah Conferences held in Akure, Ondo State, and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to produce the final top 8 teams that will compete at the Men’s final Premier League.
The qualified teams are, River Hooppers, Kwara Falcons, Lagos Islanders, Police Batons, Kano Pillars, Gombe Bulls, Nigeria Customs and Benue Braves.
Basketball
Fresh Ideas, Science Needed to Revitalise Basketball —ABA
Cyril Ogar
President/Founder, Amateur Basketball Academies, ABA, Aliyu Lucky Abubakar has called for a scientific and pragmatic approach to rediscovering the game of basketball in the North East.
The former player of many teams in Nigeria stated this on Saturday during training of coaches in Yola, Adamawa State.
Aliyu said the training is aimed to arm Coaches so they can, in turn, reach the children, especially those that ABA may not. The Deputy Comptroller in Nigeria Customs Service decried non-challant attitudes of the stakeholders in the development of basketball in the North East.
” Basketball is fading in the North East, and we at ABA will not allow it to die.”
“Adamawa was once a force in the game of basketball but had fallen behind. Our plan is to discover talent through coaching training, nurture it, and carry it from state level to the national team, and eventually, the global stage.” The basketball administrator said.
In his keynote message to the participants, which centered on the theme, “HOPE,” Harnessing opportunity, Organising for excellence, Promoting players’ development, and Empowering the next generation, Aliyu said, is far more than a drill instructors.
” Every child you see on a basketball court has a dream, and it is our job as a coach to spot it early and give it somewhere to go.” He concluded.
In his lecture titled, ” Who is a Coach”, Emmanuel Odah, the head Coach, FCT Basketball and former National Juniors team, described a coach as a committed, organised, affectionate, caring and humble.
” Commitment is consistency, and consistency is mother of progress; humility comes first because a coach who can not control himself can never control a game,” Odah insisted.
Other instructors at the training include ABA head of technical, Coach Adeka Daudu, as well as Coach Alexander Anyebe Ujoh, who spoke about the relationship between a coach and child in his care.
Coaches at the training commended ABA for its boldness to give hopes to basketball coaches all over the country. They promised that lessons learned would reshape and reset their mind on the job. They said the training will help them in understanding their role not only as an instructor but also grooming the children for a better future.
Among guests at the event include FCT Acting Director of Sports, Mr. Iyiola Ogundele and Bayelsa Veteran Basketball administrator, Coach Tony
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