NBBF to fix minimum wage for players

The Nigeria Basketball Federation  says it is planning  to discuss  with clubs  to fix  the  minimum wage for players.

A member of the NBBF Ejike Ugboaja made this known after a two-day retreat with players plying their trade in the Nigerian Basketball League system (Premier League, Division 1, Division 2 and Zenith Women’s  Basketball League) in Lagos.

The players’ representative said the NBBF under Musa Ahmadu-Kida  was out  to protect the players.

“As a federation, we are going to enter into a discussion with clubs to decide on  the  minimum wage for players in the league system. I am going to serve them and do exactly what they expect of me and no player will be left behind,” he said.

He appealed to all players to join hands with the federation to bring the desired change and sanity to the league system.

“Two months ago, nobody knew that what we have achieved could be possible. This is a process that we are putting in place to ensure that all these issues are tackled.”

According to Ugboaja,  who is also the President of the Basketball Players Association of Nigeria, the  association will step in on behalf of players to look for educational opportunities home and abroad as part of their new policy direction to encourage players to combine education with sports.