A board member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Colonel Sam Ahmedu has been reelected as the President of the Federation of International Basketball Association, FIBA, Africa Zone 3 for the third tenure.
At the FIBA Africa Congress which conducted at the Hotel Polana Serena in Maputo, Mozambique yesterday, Colonel Ahmedu who was also voted as member of the FIBA Africa Central Board and has been in office since 2023 will still be in office for the next four years.
Speaking after the congress, he expressed gratitude to the Almighty God for the success, while thanking everyone that to supported him.
On his part, FIBA executive council member, Mr. Abdellatif Hatim from Morocco who supervised the process, congratulated the president, saying that his reelection is as a result of immense hard work and dedication towards the development of the game in the zone.
Meanwhile, the eight countries that participated in the zone 3 elections are Nigeria, Ghana, Niger, Liberia, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Benin Republic.