President of Comets Basketball Club of Lagos and former D'Tigers coach Ayodele Bakare don warn stakeholders for Nigerian basketball say make dem no repeat wetin e describe as di mistakes wey happun during di emergence of di outgoing Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) board leadership.
For one statement on top di debate about di next NBBF leadership, Bakare question di growing influence of pipo wey, according to am, just recently become prominent for di sport. E allege say one familiar pattern dey show, where one rich pesin wey get small history for basketball go enta through clinics, tournaments, prize money and oda financial interventions before dem present am as potential solution.
Bakare say e understand why some stakeholders fit dey swayed by financial support, especially with di country economic wahala, but e tell dem say make dem think about di long-term implications. E describe di last eight years as, for e own view, di worst time for di history of Nigerian basketball administration, and e claim say di earlier promises of personal investment no gree materialize as e suppose.
Ahead of di next NBBF election, di former D'Tigers coach say e go prefer candidate wey get long record of grassroots development and youth basketball support, ideally former player wey don "serve Nigeria for di trenches." E also identify international acceptance and experience for sports administration as key qualities.
To end im statement, Bakare use one familiar warning: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
