Basketball

Engr. Musa Kida returns as NBBF President

Published

3 years ago

January 31, 2022

…As FIBA Rates Nigeria Basketball High

The President of FIBA African Central Board, Ahmed Elharirl has described Nigeria as a major basketball-playing nation in the world.

Mr. Elharirl who was the FIBA supervisor at the elective congress of the NBBF said the impact that the country has achieved in the game can only be sustained in an atmosphere of peace and harmony. He said that the international body will work in accordance with the laydown statutes to sustain its legacies.

In the elections held at the Royal Marble Hotel in Benin City, with 37 delegates from the States voting, Engr Ahmadu Musa Kida was re-elected as President of the Federation for the next four years. Babatunde Ogunade was elected as the Vice President. Ugo Udezue was elected as the South East representative, while former D’Tigers Captain, Olumide Oyedeji was elected as the representative of the South West.

Others elected are Abba Kaka Abdulkadir (North
East Representative), Deshi Adam Janlong ( North Central Representative) and Yusuf Surajo (North West Representative)

Electoral Committee Chairman, Dr. Lanre Glover while presenting the certificate of returns to the elected Board members, congratulated them and advised them to discharge their duties without fear or favour.

All the elected Board members took their oath of office.

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Match Day 2: Nigeria Customs Basketball Women`s Team Hold On beats Societte OmniSports 66-59

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5 hours ago

November 7, 2024

The Gleamer

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Women Basketball Team had to stay strong in the final quarter of their encounter against Societte Omnisport De L`Armee of Ivory Coast to win 66-59 points at ongoing FIBA Africa Women`s Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifer inside the SKD Gymnasium Paynesville Morovia Liberia.

The Customs Ladies, who secured their first win Teusday started on a strong footing dictating the flow of the game against their opponent Kourtni Perry and Tobiloba Ogedengbe ensuring that the team keep their solidity when defending and on the attack to end the first quarter 24-18 in favour of the Customs Ladies.

In the second quarter, a resilient Customs ladies who pushed took further control of the game scoring 16points as against 8points of their Ivorian opponent finishing the half time at 40-26 points.

On resuming into the third quarter, the bench of Societte Omnisport De L`Armee lifted their team to go all out as they came trying to force the Border Girls into their shell as they scored 18 points to Customs 14 points to cut the lead to 10points going into the break.

In the last quarter, Coach Abdulrahman of Nigeria Customs Service Basketball team deployed every tactics of the game to ensure that they kill of the energy of the Ivorien ladies as they kept on pushing on to find a way back into the game but at the end lost it out by 66-59 points to the Adewale Adeniyi ladies.

Reacting after the game, Head Coach Abdulrahman Mohammed admitted that the game was very difficult but experience got the results for them.

“First of all let me thanked my ladies for holding on in the game because it a game that was more physical and energy consuming for us, we both had a win in our opening game and I told my girls it won`t be an easy game, but I am happy we got the needed result”.

“We are here to win again and we must take every game to get to our target here. Every team here are not a pushover so for we have to put this one behind us and get set for our next game”.

The FIBA Zone 3 AWBL defending champion Nigeria Customs Service Basketball club will tomorrow evening play their last group game against Commissioners of Liberia at the same venue.

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