NBBF, Total agree five-year deal

The Nigeria Basketball Federation have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Total E&P Nigeria Limited for the sponsorship of Division 1 and 2 men’s basketball leagues on September 15, The Punch reports.

The financial details of the sponsorship deal were however not revealed in the statement made available to The Punch on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

The NBBF president, Musa Ahmadu-Kida said, “We are excited about this long term partnership targeted at the grassroots, which is one of the core focuses of this federation.

“This is another fulfillment of some of the promises we made about creating platforms for raw talents to be nurtured while making basketball attractive to the corporate community to want to partner with us.”

“With the initial two-year support of Total E&P Nigeria Limited, we were able to introduce the Division 2 league system and also expand the Division 1 with more teams participating and playing more games. It is on record that more than 150 local basketball teams participate in these two divisions all over the country.”