Former D’Tigers coach Scott Nnaji don criticise how Nigerian basketball dey now, e talk say di quality of di game don drop sharp-sharp and e need urgent improvement.
Nnaji call say make dem strengthen grassroots development, make dem pay attention to coaching and make players sabi wetin to do for court, instead of to just dey bounce, pass and dunk. E talk say di technical quality of players wey dey play for Zenith league still dey poor and say young coaches too need to dey developed.
Former Nigeria international Lekan Ajayi blame di decline of di sport on poor administration, say no functional domestic league dey and say investment for grassroots level no reach. E talk say dem need administrators wey sabi basketball well-well to restore di country fortune.
Ajayi talk say: “Basketball for Nigeria, to dey honest, dey decline. Between God and man, Nigerian basketball don almost die. We get people wey hungry for power but dem no sabi wetin dem dey do.”
