Plans have been concluded by the Nigeria Basketball Federation in conjunction with the FIBA Africa to hold a FIBA Referees/Technical Commissioners course in Nigeria immediately after the World Cup qualifiers.
To ensure that more referees and Technical Commissioners are captured, the training to be conducted by a Certified Instructor nominated by FIBA will hold in Lagos between July 2 and 4 and Abuja between July 5 and 7.
The NBBF President, Engr. Musa Kida, said organizing the International Referees and Technical Commissioners Course was a direct fulfillment of the promise made at the last stakeholders meeting as a follow up to the 2017 training for Certified Table Officials and Statisticians.
Kida said: “We have initiated this training programme which is open to all our prospective FIBA Referees and FIBA Technical Commissioners, including Table officials and Statisticians for their benefit. We implore all concerned persons to take advantage of this opportunity to upgrade their knowledge.”
Attendance is free with a view to encouraging all current FIBA Referees and Technical Commissioners with attendees expected to cater for their own feeding and accommodation.
Meanwhile, the Competitions Department of FIBA Africa will hold a workshop on the newly introduced Afro League during the FIBA 2019 World Cup African Group B Qualifiers taking place in Lagos.
The one-day workshop will hold on June 30, 2018 at the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria Secretariat situated inside the National Stadium by 10am.
The workshop is open to all Premier League Club Owners and Managers from Nigeria and National Federations’ Presidents and representatives from within FIBA Africa Zone 3.
Participants are expected to be briefed on the new format and eligibility rules for the new format tailored after other continental leagues across the world.
President of FIBA Africa Zone 3 and member FIBA Africa Central Board, Colonel Sam Ahmedu (retd), who is a member of the Afro League Study Group, stated that just like the case with National Teams with the World Cup Qualifiers, the Afro League was a child of necessity in line with the growing trend in global basketball.