President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has announced a ban on basketball in Nigeria.
According to the administration, the ban is to prevent the country from participating in any international basketball competition. The ban was announced on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
The ban is set to take effect immediately and comes after leadership struggle involving the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF).
The ban sanctioned by President Buhari was made known in a statement by Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development.
International basketball governing body (FIBA) were set to ban Nigeria over the lingering leadership crisis with the NBBF.
In the last few years, basketball has been a source of joy to sports loving Nigerians. The men (D’Tigers) and women’s (D’Tigress) team qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
With the two-year ban, basketball is now under lockdown and the country cannot participate in international events as well.
