Coach Bakare emphasises that the NBBF and the local basketball league will face ongoing challenges in attracting sponsorships because of the four-year internal conflict
Former national coach Ayo Bakare says the leadership crisis that rocked the Nigeria Basketball Federation between 2017 and 2022 has really hindered the sport’s development in the country.
“We can’t have abridged league competitions for four straight years. You can’t always have a two- to three-week tournament as the pinnacle of your Premier League. “This is rather unfortunate because the league’s next phase is just around the corner and the participating clubs only have a five-day break.
“Unless the next phase is favourable, we’ve taken a decision that only six players will go to represent us and we are not really planning to go and compete because we don’t have money.”The situation is worse for many of the teams here,” Bakare added.”It’s a bad situation for them already, but it can be a lot better.
Bakare, who was a former Technical Director of the NBBF, pointed out that Nigerian players needed more local competitions, although money was needed to get this done. “No one now wants to sponsor the sport. NBBF is the only federation where all past presidents are alleged to be thieves and accused of having private accounts.“There are several experts out there writing opinions and criticising the board members, past and present, and this has damaged the federation,” he said.“First, we have to go back and play without sponsorships and convince sponsors that we are now sober and ready to progress without the rancour we are well known for.
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