As the maiden Amateur Basketball Academies (ABA) championship draws nearer, the Association has announced dates to hold its referees’ clinic in Abuja.
The clinic, scheduled to hold from 9th to 11th of July, 2026, will target boys and girls between the ages of 17 and 25 years.
A statement signed by ABA’s head of media and public relations, Kayode Adeniyi and made available to Sporting Tribune on Friday in Abuja, said those that will participate in the clinic must be students who are in schools and also have basketball knowledge both in the Federal Capital Territory and environs.
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The objectives of the clinic, according to Adeniyi, among others, are to build young officials who will catch up with the new international standard, develop young and effective basketball officials, and give opportunities to the participants to pick up a career in basketball officiating.
The statement read, “The 3-day training plan and activities will include practical sessions. This will focus on numbering, basic mechanics, court movement, rotation, use of whistle/whistle timing, and violation/ fouls, while the class session will focus on rules/interpretation, types of violations, types of fouls and game management.
“The board also agreed to visit Taraba, Gombe, Adamawa and Benue States as part of its mission to take ABA vision to all states of the Federation after successfully organised training and trainers clinic in Minna, Niger State last month.
“The meeting also decentralised the maiden championship venues to zones in the Federal Capital Territory rather than holding it only in the city centre.”
While appealing to members to be focused on the objectives of the Association, the board said is focused on bringing all basketball academies under one umbrella.
The board members who attended the meeting include ABA President, DC Aliyu Lucky Abubakar, Mazi Valentine Orji, Kayode Adeniyi, Coach Adeka Daudu and Coach Emmanuel Odah. Others are Coach Alex Ujoh, Coach Oyekan Oyedeji and Genevieve Ogechi Ihenewengwa, the board secretary.
