Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) president, Ahmed Musa-Kida has hinted that the body will soon start taking major national competitions all across the country, in order to ensure widespread development.
Musa-Kida told sports247.ng that taking basketball championships to various parts of the country would help to harness players.
With that in mind, he says the NBBF is now willing to start a new policy of nationwide spread for venues of competitions, because it will be a way of laying strong foundations for the future national teams.
The NBBF boss added: “We want a wide spread of competitions across Nigeria, because that would be an avenue to start building a national team from the basics.”
Musa-Kida also charged First Bank Basketball Club to remain unbeaten when they face FAP of Cameroon at the African Women Basketball Clubs Champions Cup in Maputo, Mozambique.
Kida gave this charge ahead of the team’s quarter final clash against the Yaounde-based Armed Forces and Police Women’s Basketball Club.
The quarter final is a repeat of 2016, when The Elephant Girls won before losing out to Inter Clube de Luanda of Angola in the semi-final.
Musa-Kida enthused: “I have closely monitored their four group games and I am impressed with what I have seen so far.
“The depth of the team is amazing and I can only hope that they continue their winning streak when they face FAP.
“We take pride in the fact that five members of the D’Tigress history making team to the World Cup are currently on the rooster of First Bank, which has already impacted on their journey so far.”
