NSC's Olopade Urges Good Governance for Sports Funding

Bukola Olopade, the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), stated that Nigerian sports federations need to embrace transparency, unity, and sound corporate governance to attract private-sector investment and secure sustainable funding. His comments came after the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections held in Abuja.

Olopade defended the NSC's involvement in the electoral process, asserting the commission's commitment to fairness and equity. He noted that the NSC had engaged with parties involved in election disputes to ensure a peaceful process.

Key requirements for the election included compliance with NSC policies and recognition of the highest-ranking international representative, Sam Amadu. Olopade expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the election and acknowledged the financial challenges facing Nigerian basketball, particularly the loss of major sponsorships.

He expressed confidence that the new NBBF president, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, would build on the work of his predecessor, Musa Kida, to strengthen basketball administration in Nigeria.