FIBA: Turmoil within the Nigerian Basketball Federation, new elections set for this weekend

By ALAN WALLS

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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 of 12 teams
The Nigerian women’s team (also loaded with American talent) also finished a disappointing 0-3 in the group phase and in 11th place out of 12 teams.

Then the bottom really fell out for the embattled and corrupt Nigerian Basketball Federation.

Here are some additional articles regarding the NBBF and upcoming elections:

NBBF: Group Wants Kida-led Committee Probe Over Alleged Corruption

Stop parading as NBBF boss, stakeholders tell Ahmadu-Kida

NBBF Electoral Committee rolls out election timetable

2021 NBBF Election: Electoral Committee Reads Riot Act

Basketball stakeholders reject ‘non-ratified NBBF Constitution’

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Author Alan Walls is an American international basketball coach and administrator with over 27 years of experience on the youth, high school, NCAA, professional and national team levels in 16 countries and on five continents. Walls has worked with the national federations of Turkey, Romania, Palestine, Mongolia, Kenya and El Salvador as well as coached or conducted camps and clinics throughout the United States – including his native Hawai’i – Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina, China, Hong Kong and Israel. Walls is the founder and Secretary-General of the United Nations of Basketball (2020 launch) and founder and President of the International Basketball Union (2021 launch).

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