Udezue Backs Abdullahi For NBBF Presidency, Calls For Commercial Overhaul

Former Nigeria international basketball player and sports executive Ugo Udezue has thrown his weight behind Dr Mustapha Abdullahi’s bid for the presidency of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), arguing that the sport needs stronger commercial structures, infrastructure and professional management.
Udezue, who has played for Nigeria at youth and senior levels and worked as an NBA-certified agent, said his experience across different areas of basketball had convinced him that the country’s biggest asset was its talent, but that the sport needed a viable business structure around it.
In a statement titled “The Business of the Game: Why Dr Mustapha Abdullahi Is My Choice to Lead Nig...