FIBA: Turmoil within the Nigerian Basketball Federation, new elections set for this weekend
By ALAN WALLS Welcome to The International Basketball Opinion, the world’s only blog specifically dedicated to international basketball news, business and current events. In an attempt to clean up the federation and get it back on track, extraordinary elections will be held this Saturday in Benin City, Nigeria. Said elections have not been scheduled, organized nor will be held without infighting and controversy. BBF elections to hold as scheduled. For those of you that following African basketball, unfortunately none of this is new to you as corruption, poor management and Nigerian basketball go hand-in-hand. After “shocking” the basketball world by upsetting Team USA in a pre-Olympic warm-up game, the Nigerian (American) men’s national team ( 10 players born, raised and developed in the US ) was expected to contend for a medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The opposite happened: 0-3 record in group phase Lost to Australia, Italy and Germany Finished a very disappointing 10th out o...