President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all International basketball competitions for the period of two years with immediate effect.
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, disclosed this while briefing Newsmen on thursday in Abuja. Dare, represented by Ismaila Abubakar, the permanent secretary of the ministry, said a committee would be set up to oversee basketball leagues in the country. Following, the enduring crises which have plagued and nearly crippled the development of basketball in Nigeria.
