Nigeria’s sports scored has another major point on the international scene, following the appointment of renowned sports administrator and a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu into the highest office in the slamming and dunking game on the continent, FIBA Africa Executive Committee.
Ahmedu, who was re-elected as the President of FIBA Africa Zone 3, and Member of FIBA Africa Central Board for the 2023–2027 term of office in June, last year in Maputo, Mozambique, was appointed at the FIBA Africa Central Board Extra Ordinary Meeting which took place on the Sidelines of BAL Season 4 in Kigali.
Ahmedu will turn 66 years next month, and is expected to bring his wealth of experience in basketball to bear at the continental level.
Over the years, Ahmedu has demonstrated his love for the basketball through his contribution and various programs as well as projects his initiated.
He is celebrated as the brain behind a number of basketball programs in the Nigeria, including the annual Milo Secondary Schools Championship.
Dodan Warriors Basketball Club and the Amazons are some of the legacies of the retired military officer, whose entrance in the basketball family in Nigeria is as old as the game in the country.
