In a move to allow a level playing field for all contestants in the forthcoming election into the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, the National Sports Commission, NSC, it was gathered yesterday, has carried out a minor reshuffling of Sports Associations secretaries.
This followed the outcry of some stakeholders in the basketball family that the electoral system for the election scheduled for October 15, 2026 has been compromised and there may not be a level playing field for all contestants.
According to a reliable source in the NSC, the secretary of the NBBF, Amina Amanchi has been redeployed to the Rowing Federation.
One time secretary of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Rita Mosindi has been appointed to replace Amanchi as the new secretary of the NBBF and would oversee the election.
“The NSC is doing everything to ensure that there is a level playing field in the NBBF election and allay the fears of some stakeholders. That is why Rita (Mosindi) who was once in the AFN has been redeployed to take over at the NBBF”, the source, who pleaded anonymity, said Thursday.
Also affected in the minor reshufflement is Ms Olubunmi Oluode who was moved from the Rowing Federation to the AFN to replace Israel Iwang who now moves to
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