The Federation made the announcement in a tweet on its Twitter handle on Friday.
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Disclosing this to the Nigeria Basketball Federation media department on Wednesday, Brown said knowing the task ahead in its quest to qualify for the World Cup, the team needs to get more training under their belt before they face host- Cote d’Ivoire on Friday, 26 at the 3,500 capacity Palais des Sports Treichville.
This followed the news by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar.
The ceremony will herald a series of basketball activities in line with the mandate given by the Nigeria Basketball Federation.
This decision was taken during the inaugural meeting of all basketball chairmen in the zone.
He said this in his first official response following the congratulatory message from the Federation of International Basketball Associations.
This was made known by the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr Musa Kida as a new basketball dispensation approaches.
The basketball ruling body said this in a letter dated January 14, 2022, signed by its Secretary General, Alphonse Bile.
Engr. Kida stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Thursday.
The Ministry had on October 25 waded into the crisis and suspended its Elective Congress billed for October 30.
Rising from its extraordinary congress held on Thursday, 28th of October, 2021 via Zoom to discuss the position of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, the congress agreed that sorting out pending issues is in the long term interest of the sport in Nigeria.
Kida disclosed this through a communique of an ExtraOrdinary Congress of the NBBF held via zoom on Thursday.
The postponement of the election, scheduled for October 30, 2021 in Benin City, was announced on Monday.
The member of the last Nigeria Olympics Committee election’s Electoral Committee in Yola, said they are closely working with the NBBF Secretariat to ensure a hitch free electoral process and voting.
In a release by the committee ahead of the October 30 election slated for Benin City, Edo State, all duly completed forms must be returned on or before 26th, October with the screening scheduled to hold on 27th of October.
At its extraordinary congress held on Saturday, 9th of October in Abuja, the congress ratified Benin as the host city while also adopting the proposed Electoral Committee to be chaired by Dr. Lanre Glover.
In a letter issued by the NBBF Secretary General, Afolabi-Oluwayemisi Olabisi to the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory Directors of Sports, the election will take place at the Package B of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
The announcement was contained in a letter sentto the 36 State Basketball Association Chairmen and Federal Capital Territory.
An astonished Kida expressed shock over the charged atmosphere with personal attacks flying around with the impending NBBF elections which will be in compliance with the approved NBBF statutes.
The federation described it as a distraction and a mischievous attempt by the former General Manager of the team, Mactaben Amachree, to bring the basketball federation into disrepute.