The FIBA Africa Zone 3 qualifying tournament has been confirmed to hold from October 13 to 19, 2014 in Ouagadogou, the capital city of Burkina Faso.
Confirming the date, the FIBA Africa Zone 3 President, Col. Sam Ahmedu, said the date has been formalised, as Burkina Faso has accepted to host the tournament that will see teams from Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger and Liberia in attendance.
Noting that the tournament will be for male and female teams from the eight countries, he expressed his desire to see the teams at the event.
Two teams, male and female, will emerge as representatives of the zone.
“The date for the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Championship has been confirmed for October 13 to 19, 2014 in Ouagadogou, Burkina Faso, and it will be for men and women teams. We expect that all the teams that are representing their countries will be in attendance,” Ahmedu said.
The go-ahead, however, may imply that FIBA Africa may have soft-peddled on the Champions League format that was earlier proposed. Most clubs on the African continent had complained that they were not ready, as they did not plan for the financial implications.
The President of FIBA Africa, Haman Niang, was elected First Vice President of FIBA (International Basketball Federation) and member of the Executive Committee on Saturday, September 13, 2014.
The election was held on the sidelines of the FIBA World Cup ‘Spain 2014’ which ended on Sunday, September 14, 2014.
Niang, former Chairman of Finance of FIBA Africa, was elected president at the 16th Congress of the institution held on September 31 and August 1, 2014 in Antananrivo, Madagascar.
