The Nigerian Basketball Federation has assured stakeholders that the premier league will soon resume.
President of the Federation, Musa Kida gave this cheering news in Benin during the final of the basketball final.
“We are on the verge of concluding a deal with our sponsor, once we strike a deal the league will resume, he said.
“Everyone is eager to have the premier league back and for us this is our focus. We have also inform the states association and clubs to prepare for the division 2 and division one championships. Don’t forget Total Oil is our sponsor for these championships.
Kida stated that the federation is working around the clock to ensure the women’s national team, D’Tigress have a good outing at the summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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“We have lined up series of friendlies against Belgium, Spain, Australia, Canada and the United States during their camping in America.
“We are the first African country to have its male and female teams at the same Olympics. This is unprecedented in Africa history.
“For the festival (Edo 2020), I want to give kudos to the Edo State government and Federal Ministry of Sports for the smooth organisation of activities here, it is very impressive,” Kida said.