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Mali has replaced Nigeria at the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup set to be played in Australia in September and October. The sport's world governing body, FIBA, announced the move after the Nigerian government's decision in May to withdraw from international basketball for two years. FIBA added it will announce whether there will be any other decisions related to the Nigeria Basketball Federation's participation in other FIBA competitions and any potential disciplinary measures in due course. Those measures look set to involve the men's team and whether they will take part in the ongoing African qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup, which are due to continue in July in Rwanda. "It has become clear that given the circumstances created by the government's decision, ...

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Caretaker Committee headed by Musa Kida, ahead of the federation’s elections. In a letter addressed to Kida and Prof. Florence Adeyanju, member, Caretaker Committee, NBBF, the sports ministry, thanked the duo for their contributions to the development of basketball in Nigeria. The statement, signed by the Secretary-General of NBBF, Afolabi-Oluwayemi Olabisi, said: “As you may recall that the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, on May 4, 2021, inaugurated the Caretaker Committees for 31 National Sports Federations, including Basketball, to run the affairs of the respective Federations ahead of elections of their new Boards. ...

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Mali Replace Nigeria At Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022

Sports Ministry Orders Immediate Dissolution Of NBBF’s Caretaker Committee