Sport Minister, Sunday dare, has assuredthe Nigeria Basketball federation (NBBF) of support in its quest to write the country’s name in gold in international tournaments.
This assurance was given on Friday during the presentation of the Women’s Afrobasket trophy to the minister by NBBF President, Musa Kida.
D’Tigress last Sunday retained the Afrobasket back to back with a 60-55 point’s defeat of Senegal in the final in Dakar.
“I want to thank you for this victory. Nigerians want to thank you for this second victory,” said the minister, adding, “We want more laurels. The government of President Muhammadu Buhari will continue to give the D’Tigress the support it needs both financially and otherwise. You heard how the president followed the games and at some point once we have a confirmed date, D’Tigress will be in Abuja and I will lead them to present the cup to President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Kida, while presenting the trophy to the minister, informed him of the board travails, describing the occasion as a significant one which marks the beginning of many things to come for the new minister while in office.
He said the courtesy call was the federation’s way of welcoming the Minister to office while celebrating the 2019 Afrobasket feat with him as the number one sports administrator in Nigeria.
“We are glad as a federation that we are the first to welcome the new minister to office with a trophy which we won in Senegal. This is not just another event for us as NBBF, it is a landmark achievement as we have been presented with such a golden opportunity to interface personally with the Honorable Minister.”
Kida said at a crucial time like this with many international events to prosecute, it was imperative for the NBBF board to visit the minister and have firsthand information about what is happening within the federation.
“Our men are in China and we all know how they got there. The women are the current African Champions. So, we needed to see the Minister and tell him about our plight. We are quite hopeful with the meeting we had with the Honorable Minister that things can only get better.”
Present at the event were the duo of D’Tigress players, Sarah Imovbioh and Kunaiyi Pallas Akpannah who represented the team while the NBBF had in attendance, Babatunde Ogunade, Col Sam Ahmedu 9rtd) and Alhaji Abba Kaka.
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