In preparation for the final round of fiba Africa U16 Women Championship in Madagascar from July 10 to 19, 2015, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has recalled veteran youth coach, Adeka Daudu, to guide its re-entry into the continental age-group tournament from which it opted to stay away to address age-related issues in youth development programs.
Coach Daudu’s experience with several national youth teams in the past is expected to assist him prepare this young team of newcomers to form the foundation for future teams leading to the senior level.
He is to be assisted by First Deepwater stand-in coach and veteran ex-national captain, Coach Shola Shomala, to select a roster from a list of 20 young players who have been through pre-camp preparation but are coming together in Abuja on June 28, 2015.
The federation has charged Coach Daudu to see the task at hand not as a “must win” challenge, but rather as the beginning of a rule-based development plan to benefit the country’s basketball future and ensure long term success when it comes.