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NBBF crisis: Nigeria has potential to become great – FIBA

The FIBA fact-finding team to Nigeria has said that the country has the potential to become one of the best in the world if it gets a good federation.  

The team arrived in Nigeria early this week and have met with all the parties involved before making a stop at the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) for their last deliberation after which FIBA is expected to take a decision on the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) crisis in March.

Alphonsus Bile, who led the three-man delegation to Nigeria, told journalist that the fact-finding mission was fruitful and assured that FIBA would take a decision in the best interest of all the parties involved in the dispute.

He said that his delegation had no mandate to reveal what was discussed at the meetings and assured that FIBA would come up with a decision on the matter. “Our job is to meet all the parties involved in the crisis and send all the fact we gathered to the FIBA Central Board that will now take a decision on the matter in March.

Bile, however, said that Nigeria basketball has got to a level where it needs a good federation to move the game forward in the country.

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