Basketball
Breaking – Ministry wades into NBBF crisis. Approves stakeholders meeting ahead of elections
On Monday, the Minister of Youth and Sports Mr Sunday Dare convened an emergency meeting with the leadership of the two factions in the NBBF to help settle a 4-year old fued that has tugged at the heart of the unity of the game.
The emergency meeting which held on Monday evening virtually had the top guns in the Ministry in attendance. The permanent secretary Nebolisa Anako, the Director of Federations, Simon Ebojaiye, Dr. Nelson, Maria Whopil and Olumide Bamidele and the Director of Legal were in attendance from the Ministry.
The NOC President, Engineer Gumel was present with his Secretary General Mr. Banji. Ahmed Kidda and Tijani Umar were both present also.
The meeting which lasted about two hours was focused and dealt with the key areas of disagreement. It was decided that a stakeholders meeting be convened immediately to before the end of the month to with both sides coming with 10 people.
The Ministry and NOC will mediate at the Meeting. The meeting also directed the NOC to follow up with FIBA over the petition it received concerning the approved constitution and way forward.
A plea went out for all sides to work for a resolution in order to avoid a leadership crisis that could limit the development of basketball.
The Minister was said to have been very pointed in his remarks cautioning that anyone planning to plunge basket ball into crisis will not be tolerated.
Basketball
8 Million Naira Up for Grabs at Chief of Defence Staff Independence Day Basketball Championship
Joel Ajayi
In celebration of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen.C.G Musa OFR is organizing a prestigious basketball championship, with an impressive 8 million naira prize purse.
The tournament, scheduled to hold from October 2-6, 2024, at the Mo Arena, Wuse Zone 5 Abuja, promises to be an exciting display of skill and athleticism.
According to the organizers, the championship aims to promote unity, teamwork, and healthy competition among Nigerian basketball teams, while also showcasing the country’s rich basketball talent.
*Prize Money Breakdown: Winner: 4 million naira, Runner-up: 2.5 million naira and Third place: 1.5 million naira
The championship will feature a round-robin group stage, followed by knockout stages. The teams will compete in two groups of five teams each, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.
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