Northern basketball group backs Abdullahi for federation presidency
Northern basketball players and supporters, organised under the Northern Youth Union, have endorsed Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, the Director-General of the ECN, for the presidency of the Nigeria Basketball Federation. The endorsement was reported by Punch Nigeria.
A group of basketball players and supporters from northern Nigeria has endorsed Dr Mustapha Abdullahi for president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Punch Nigeria reported. The group acted under the aegis of the Northern Youth Union. Abdullahi was identified in the report as the Director-General of the ECN.
The endorsement concerns the NBBF presidency, although the available source material does not provide details of the election timetable, other candidates or the reasons given by the group for supporting Abdullahi. It also does not state how many players or supporters participated in the endorsement, or whether the group represents any formal basketball body. The report identifies the Northern Youth Union as the organisation behind the statement.
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