The new government committee of Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) has acquired a robust directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make sure that they ‘create more opportunities for young talents’ within the sport.
Sports247 gathered that this directive was supplied in a message of congratulation that President Tinubu despatched to the NBBF’s new president, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, who’s a former baaketball participant and present director-general of Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN).
The congratulatory message, which was signed by Tinubu’s particular adviser on info and technique, Bayo Onanuga, described Abdullahi’s election as a chance for him so as to add his personal quota within the enhanced improvement of basketball in Nigeria.
He additionally urged the brand new NBBF president to make use of his zeal, expertise, management abilities and dedication to strengthen the NBBF, enhance organisation and administration of the game in addition to create alternatives for younger Nigerian basketball abilities to excel at worldwide ranges.
Sports247 gathered additional that Tinubu additionally known as on all basketball followers, stakeholders, gamers, coaches, sponsors, directors and supporters to work with the brand new board, as a way to collectively construct a stronger and professionally run federation.
