Nigeria: Basketball League - NBBF Factional Leader Optimistic Ahead of High Court Ruling

21 January 2021

Abuja — The factional president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engr Musa Kida is optimistic about the outcome of the Abuja Federal High Court ruling on the restraining order placed on the group and Tijjani Umar-led faction of the NBBF from running Nigeria's Premier Basketball League.

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on March 18, 2019, granted an order of interlocutory injunction, restrained both factions of NBBF from enforcing or imposing any guidelines or conditions for the purpose of conducting any league for selecting Nigeria's male club basketball representatives for African continental competition following a case filed by the management board of Kwese Premier League as well as Gombe Bulls Basketball Club and Kwara Falcons Basketball Club.

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