FIBA appoints Col. Samuel Ahmedu Executive Committee for Africa

FIBA appoints Col. Samuel Ahmedu Executive Committee for Africa

By Maxwell Kumoye Renowned sports administrator and a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu has been appointed into the highest office in the slamming and dunking game on the continent, FIBA Africa Executive Committee.

Ahmedu, who was re-elected as the President of FIBA Africa Zone 3 and member of FIBA Africa Central Board for the 2023–2027 term of office in June last year Maputo, Mozambique, was appointed at the FIBA Africa Central Board Extra Ordinary Meeting which took place on the sidelines of BAL Season 4 in Kigali.

Ahmedu, who turns 66 years next month, is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear at the continental level.

Over the years, Retired Colonel Ahmedu has demonstrated that his love for the basketball is beyond ordinary through his contribution and various programs as well as projects his initiated.

He is celebrated as the brain behind a number of basketball programmes in the Nigeria that includes the annual Milo Secondary Schools Championship.

Dodan Warriors and the Amazons are just some of the legacies of the retired military officer whose entrance in the the basketball family in Nigeria is as old as the game in the country.