Sports
NBFF Secretary General’s Abuse Of Office Unprecedented, Damaging To The Federation
…As stakeholder’s worried over her retrogressive actions
Leadership of the Nigeria Basketball Federation is calling on the Honorable Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Dare to call the NBBF Secretary to order before her damaging actions in the federation plunge the sport into political crisis and utter chaos.
This call has become necessary after the Secretary General, Afolabi-Oluwayemi Olabisi, has unilaterally entered into a partnership with a private league because of the NBBF’s delayed Board elections.
For observers, the numerous actions she has taken reeks of desperation and gross abuse of office, while openly expressing support for an interested party in the forthcoming NBBF Board elections.
“The Secretary General has continued to usurp so much of the powers of NBBF with most of them very unpopular and highly controversial”
“This is not fair to other consistent stakeholders and investors. The Honorable Minister must intervene so that she does not plunge the sport into a fresh round of crisis”.
“Many will want to know how a private league was selected by the Secretary General, amongst all the private initiatives, leagues and camps across the six geo-political zones and given preferential attention”.
NBBF leadership noted that since the SG has become the only person in charge of the Secretariat, as an exclusive preserve being staff of the Ministry of Sports, she has continued to apportion so much power to herself that she virtually commits so many blunders with no repercussions!
“She has taken it upon herself to massively abuse the office of the SG by unilaterally using the letterhead of the federation to officially invite teams and even technical officials to participate in a privately organized league that will take place in Abuja, and this is unprecedented.”
For keen observers, her decision reeks of double standard and clear favoritism going into the Board elections in the coming days, as directed by the Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA).
Her recent actions validates the saying that “absolute powers corrupts absolutely” because without the effective necessary checks from the board, she has continued to take unilateral decisions capable of harming the sport and the federation.
The Honorable Minister will save the sports, and indeed the Federation, from irreversible damage by calling on her to put a stop to her controversial decisions, communications and do a lot of proper consultations with the leadership of the NBBF for useful decisions to be taken. Decisions that will bring sustainable growth and unity in a fragile NBBF, which she has helped create and sustain.
Sports
Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30
Cyril Ogar
Registration for the 2026 edition of the Montage Community Football Tournament will close on Friday, October 30, organisers have announced.
The tournament coordinator, Mr Raphael Ekpang, disclosed this on Thursday, urging interested teams across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take advantage of the remaining days to register.
Ekpang said registration had been ongoing since Monday, encouraging eligible teams to complete the process before the deadline.
The tournament, themed “Montage FM 99.7: Empowering Youth, Uniting Communities Through Football,” is scheduled to kick off on November 3, 2026, with playoffs across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
The grand finale will hold on December 5, 2026, at the Old Parade Ground, Garki Area 10, Abuja, where the top four teams will compete for first-, second- and third-place honours.
A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition, with eight teams representing each of the six Area Councils.
The participating teams will compete for cash prizes worth over ₦2 million and other valuable rewards.
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