World Basketball Body Picks Nigerian Daudu For International Coaching Course

Coach Adeka Daudu

The exploits of Nigeria's under sixteen girls head coach,Adeka Daudu at the Afrobasket 2015 U-16 Women’s Championship in Madagascar in July, has earned him selection by the sport’s African body, FIBA Africa to attend an all expense paid international coaching course in France
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Secretary General of FIBA Africa, Alphonse Bile in a letter to the president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijjani Umar dated September 3, 2015 said

 “I would like to inform you that FIBA Africa has selected Mr. Daudu, coach of the Nigeria U16 women for(sic) attending the Basketball Coaches training called “Euro-colloque” to be held from 17^th to 19^th September, 2015 in Lille, France”.

According to Mr. Bile, “His participation fee as well as those of his stay and transportation will be covered by FIBA Africa”, adding that FIBA Africa would also provide all necessary documents to enable him procure his traveling visa from the French Embassy in Nigeria.

It would be recalled that Coach Daudu led a depleted Nigerian U-16 team of 9 players against 12 by other countries to the final of the 2015 Afrobasket U-16  Championship where they lost to four-time winners, Mali  in the final to pick one of the two tickets to the World U-17 Championship slated to hold next year in Spain.