President Muhammadu Buhari has approved Nigeria’s withdrawal from international competitions for two years over lingering leadership crisis, Newsbreak reports.
In a letter from the Ministry of Sports sighted by this news medium on Thursday afternoon, authorities said they intend to “utilise this period of break to address all contentious issues among stakeholders’.
The minister added that the withdrawal of Nigeria is in order to concentrate efforts by the government towards revamping the sport from the grassroots as well as domestic leagues which have become moribund.
“This will also allow for the setting up of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to oversee the management and development of the domestic basketball leagues in Nigeria,” he said.
