Musa Kida
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Musa Kida concluded
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“We must finish high and end this phase with a bang. The boys have been separated from the men and the race for the ticket just got hotter. We count on you to deliver on this task. We will do everything within our power as a federation to make things easy for you on and off the court”
thisdayonline Sunday, July 3, 2022 4:09:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We will do everything within our power as a federation to make things easy for you on and off the court,”
premiumtimesng Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:00:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“Mike Brown and Ime Udoka have achieved amazing feats that will be spoken about for a long time to come. We are happy for Brown who is our men’s national team coach for this outstanding success. We enjoyed the hospitality of the Golden State Warriors franchise and its facility courtesy of Brown during our preparation for the 2020 Olympics,”
sunnewsonline Tuesday, June 21, 2022 2:39:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“It feels good to be back and as a new board, we are determined more than ever make basketball a huge success in Nigeria,”
premiumtimesng Monday, April 11, 2022 5:23:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida concluded
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“Not everybody can be on the NBBF board at the same time. We need to support those there right now so that when it is your turn, you will have an existing structure to contribute your quota,”
sunnewsonline Tuesday, March 15, 2022 8:35:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“In the last four years, we have continued to shock the world and other teams are now paying some serious attention to us. To continue on that path, we have to work extra hard to sustain the tempo,”
ngrguardiannews Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:46:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“In the last four years, we have continued to shock the world and other teams are now paying some serious attention to us. To continue on that path, we have to work extra hard to sustain the tempo,”
guardian-ng Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:35:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“It’s going to be an exciting World Cup affair with Nigeria technically presenting two teams. Apart from the D’ Tigers competing at the world stage for a chance to win the coveted trophy, all eyes will also be on Kingsley Ojeaburu who will be officiating at the World Cup for the second time,”
sunnewsonline Sunday, March 6, 2022 9:20:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida concluded
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“The effect is that Nigeria is no longer considered minnows in World Basketball and our FIBA Ranking has improved with effect. The country should indeed be proud of our players, as well as, the selfless efforts of my board, for these humble achievements,”
sunnewsonline Sunday, January 30, 2022 7:37:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“People who are close to me know very well that I am not the type of person who will bring down my fellow human being just because I want to retain my position. I want the Presidency and all well-meaning Nigerians to know the facts and the reasons why some people are fighting me. But they won’t succeed,”
ngrguardiannews Saturday, November 13, 2021 7:12:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“People who are close to me know very well that I am not the type of person who will bring down my fellow human being just because I want to retain my position. I want the Presidency and all well-meaning Nigerians to know the facts and the reasons why some people are fighting me. But they won’t succeed,”
guardian-ng Saturday, November 13, 2021 6:50:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“Glover will be deputised by Alhaji Mohammed Sani Fema, with Dr. Femi Olugbile, Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi, as members, while Emmanuel Okibe will act as secretary of the committee,”
ngrguardiannews Monday, October 11, 2021 7:28:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“Glover will be deputised by Alhaji Mohammed Sani Fema, with Dr. Femi Olugbile, Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi, as members, while Emmanuel Okibe will act as secretary of the committee,”
guardian-ng Monday, October 11, 2021 6:54:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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about Sunday Dare
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“I want to sincerely thank Mr. Dare for his understanding and also for his encouragement through expert opinions his ministry brings to the table. I want to say I am most grateful for his support and I am begging him to continue his support in a way that will allow us to progress and develop the game,”
guardian-ng Saturday, October 2, 2021 7:42:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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about Sunday Dare
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“I want to sincerely thank Mr. Dare for his understanding and also for his encouragement through expert opinions his ministry brings to the table. I want to say I am most grateful for his support and I am begging him to continue his support in a way that will allow us to progress and develop the game,”
ngrguardiannews Saturday, October 2, 2021 7:35:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We have received some friendly game invitations from countries from Europe, America and Africa. We are currently going through these requests to pick the best for our teams”
dailytrust Friday, March 12, 2021 3:51:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are not unmindful of the concerns of our players, who are being affected by the absence of NBBF Men’s Premier League, but sadly, most agitators have found it easier to blame the board for not being concerned about their plight, which is the easiest thing for them to do due to ignorance”
dailytrust Saturday, January 23, 2021 6:24:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are waiting until next week when we will see where it leads, but we are hoping that the court will dismiss it so that they will allow us to organise the league and our domestic players will be able to compete again,”
leadership Thursday, January 21, 2021 2:39:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We know that millions of Nigerians are expecting us to qualify without drama, and that is exactly what we are working towards,”
premiumtimesng Wednesday, November 25, 2020 5:07:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are not unaware of the huge task before us to ensure another seamless qualification for Afrobasket,” ”We know that millions of Nigerians are expecting us to qualify without drama and that is exactly what we are working towards”
thenationonlineng Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:01:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are not unmindful of the concerns of our players, who are being affected by the absence of NBBF Men’s Premier League, but sadly, most agitators have found it easier to blame the board for not being concerned about their plight, which is the easiest thing for them to do due to ignorance”
guardian-ng Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:39:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are not unmindful of the concerns of our players, who are being affected by the absence of NBBF Men’s Premier League, but sadly, most agitators have found it easier to blame the board for not being concerned about their plight, which is the easiest thing for them to do due to ignorance”
ngrguardiannews Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are excited about how far he has gone and what he can achieve in his career with DTigers if he chooses to play for Nigeria”
leadership Monday, October 5, 2020 5:23:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“It is the first time a lower rung of our sports is receiving corporate sponsorship. This partnership also increases the entertainment value of the game as participating teams compete for laurels right from their home turf all the way to and including the national finals,”
ngrguardiannews Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:09:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“It is the first time a lower rung of our sports is receiving corporate sponsorship. This partnership also increases the entertainment value of the game as participating teams compete for laurels right from their home turf all the way to and including the national finals,”
guardian-ng Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:45:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“It is so sad that the basketball world has been robbed of this emerging talent who has been described as one of the tallest to play basketball in Serbia,”
nta-ng Friday, August 7, 2020 11:19:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida explained
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about Jahlil Okafor
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“New Orleans Pelicans centre Jahlil Okafor is also reportedly interested in fighting for a shirt. There are many top players out there who are eligible to play for us while some may also be thinking of naturalization as allowed by FIBA rules”
ngrguardiannews Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:10:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida explained
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about Jahlil Okafor
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“New Orleans Pelicans centre Jahlil Okafor is also reportedly interested in fighting for a shirt. There are many top players out there who are eligible to play for us while some may also be thinking of naturalization as allowed by FIBA rules”
guardian-ng Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida told
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“His appointment would also attract the best players that we have far and wide who, like in the past, want to represent Nigeria at the top competitions,”
modernghana Friday, February 7, 2020 10:05:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“D’ Tigers and D’ Tigress have the spirit to win, they have what it takes to shock the world. The prospect is very high especially with the quality of players we intend to invite,” “Although his appointment is for the summer Games, I am confident that he would go beyond that because he is so passionate about the progress of basketball in Nigeria,”
modernghana Friday, February 7, 2020 10:05:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We know that the Olympics require the highest level of coaching and play, so we are trying to put our best foot forward and represent Nigerians the best way we can. In line with the Honourable Minister’s directive where he challenged federations to aim for a podium finish, we want to see how far we can go”
thenationonlineng Thursday, February 6, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are glad that we have been able to seal this deal. This is a win-win situation for everybody involved. The team will have enough coaches (Brown, Bikerstaff and Nwora) to handle them while the federation will focus on other things,”
thenationonlineng Thursday, February 6, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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about Kobe Bryant
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“We are once again saddened by this unfortunate incident which has thrown the basketball family into a state of mourning as we never expected that the basketball world would be mourning so soon after the demise of Kobe Bryant,”
thenationonlineng Tuesday, February 4, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“The men have already qualified and all eyes are on our women to also join their counterparts in Tokyo. D’Tigress are the reigning African champions and we hope this will count for something when they start the qualifiers,”
ngrguardiannews Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:55:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“The men have already qualified and all eyes are on our women to also join their counterparts in Tokyo. D’Tigress are the reigning African champions and we hope this will count for something when they start the qualifiers,”
guardian-ng Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:06:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida observed
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“We are glad that the president of Nigeria watched the games on TV and took time out of his busy schedule to congratulate the men’s team after their qualification for the Olympics as well as the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket winning feat of the D’Tigress in Senegal,”
thisdayonline Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:04:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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about Muhammadu Buhari
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“The Honorable Minister called back after the match, spoke to them and thanked them on behalf of 200 million Nigerians and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari”
thisdayonline Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:22:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“So, I will say, we are actually just getting started. Two years is a long time but it is a very very short time for the type of results that we have achieved”
authorityngr Monday, September 9, 2019 4:52:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We have gone a step further to do more which has once again been rewarded with another AFROBASKET title in Senegal which has seen our unbeaten run in the championship stretching to 14 over the course of 3 championships”
thisdayonline Friday, August 30, 2019 4:10:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“I think the general culture of sponsorship in the country needs to be remodified and needs to be reformatted so as to encourage those who really sponsor and see value in sponsorship”
ngrguardiannews Monday, August 26, 2019 8:00:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“I think the general culture of sponsorship in the country needs to be remodified and needs to be reformatted so as to encourage those who really sponsor and see value in sponsorship”
guardian-ng Monday, August 26, 2019 7:39:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“I think the general culture of sponsorship in the country needs to be remodified and needs to be reformatted so as to encourage those who really sponsor and see value in sponsorship”
authorityngr Monday, August 26, 2019 1:52:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida noted
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“The men came second in Africa also in 2017 at the Afrobasket and became the first country in the world to qualify for the FIBA World Cup months later. Now, we have achieved another incredible result of successfully defending our title which is a rare feat in African basketball”
authorityngr Friday, August 23, 2019 2:54:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We anticipate a more competitive event with more participation this year and we also expect that this will help in the discovery of more talents and better development of the game across the country,”
vanguardngr Tuesday, July 30, 2019 11:36:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We anticipate a more competitive event with more participation this year and we also expect that this will help in the discovery of more talents and better development of the game across the country,”
thisdayonline Tuesday, July 30, 2019 6:09:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“For us, we are looking to expand and make sure we accommodate as many teams as possible”
thenationonlineng Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:45:00 PM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“For us, we are looking to expand and make sure we accommodate as many teams as possible”
dailytrust Wednesday, June 19, 2019 5:43:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida concluded
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“If we have an over subscription, we are ready to consider everybody in a way that they will participate and after we would have the numbers of teams that we require for the league,”
dailytrust Wednesday, June 19, 2019 5:43:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida stated
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“Total’s projects in Nigeria have been industry benchmarks with regard to efficiency and innovation”
authorityngr Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:20:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“We are also active in the solar energy with our AWANGO lamps that address the electricity needs of rural communities not connected to the national grid”
thenationonlineng Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:29:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“On the home front, for the first time in the history of Nigerian grassroots basketball, we have started repositioning the domestic league with the Total sponsored Division 1 and 2 expanded under a new format with over 150 teams participating. The Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League was also rejuvenated. First Bank who won the 2018 league finished 3rd in the FIBA Africa Women’s Club championship in Maputo, Mozambique,”
thisdayonline Tuesday, January 1, 2019 11:47:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida concluded
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about All Africa Games
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“2019 is already here and we can’t just wait to tip off. We have the All Africa Games, the Afrobasket for men and women, U-16 boys and girls and then the big one which is the World Cup. The time to start preparation is now as we urge all to join hands with us on this memorable journey while looking forward to focusing on grassroots development and making sure the Nigerian flag flies high outside her shores,”
thisdayonline Tuesday, January 1, 2019 11:47:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“The Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League was also rejuvenated. First Bank, who won the 2018 league, finished third in the FIBA Africa Women’s Club championship in Maputo, Mozambique,”
guardian-ng Tuesday, January 1, 2019 8:47:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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about All Africa Games
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“2019 is already here and we can’t just wait to tip off. We have the All Africa Games, the Afrobasket for men and women, U-16 boys and girls and then the big one, which is the World Cup. The time to start preparation is now as we urge all to join hands with us on this memorable journey while looking forward to focusing on grassroots development and making sure the Nigerian flag flies high outside her shores,”
guardian-ng Tuesday, January 1, 2019 8:47:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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“The Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League was also rejuvenated. First Bank, who won the 2018 league, finished third in the FIBA Africa Women’s Club championship in Maputo, Mozambique,”
ngrguardiannews Tuesday, January 1, 2019 8:42:00 AM EAT
Musa Kida said
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about All Africa Games
)
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“2019 is already here and we can’t just wait to tip off. We have the All Africa Games, the Afrobasket for men and women, U-16 boys and girls and then the big one, which is the World Cup. The time to start preparation is now as we urge all to join hands with us on this memorable journey while looking forward to focusing on grassroots development and making sure the Nigerian flag flies high outside her shores,”
ngrguardiannews Tuesday, January 1, 2019 8:42:00 AM EAT
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![]() | Philip Shaibu | 0.008 |
![]() | Solomon Dalung | 0.008 |
![]() | Athletics Federation | 0.0079 |
![]() | Mohammed Asha | 0.0079 |
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