Basketball governing body on the continent, FIBA Africa has suspended three Nigerian girls in the ongoing 2015 FIBA Africa U-16 Women Championship in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The circular signed by the FIBA Africa Secretary General, Alphonse Bile on Monday, stated that the technical application of the FIBA Internal Regulation governing eligibility of players found the Nigeria players culpable.
Quoting provisions, “H1.1 Admissions and Respect of the general statutes and internal regulation and H1.2 Responsibility of the national federation concerning the eligibility of players,” FIBA stated that after examination and approval of the results of age control in Antananarivo for the FIBA Africa U-16 Women 2015 the results revealed three positive cases.
The body noted that, “In accordance with the regulation of dispositions in Article E.5.3.3.3 points F. et G. of FIBA internal regulation the Technical Committee decides: Art. 1: The players hereunder are suspended from the above mentioned competition from the 10/07/2015.”
The three players suspended are Okoli Maureen Chidimma, Daniel Menan Denis and Okoye Ifunanya Rosemary.
The FIBA statement also explained that the technical committee would send the file to FIBA Africa Executive Committee to open a disciplinary case against the listed players and their national federation – the Nigeria Basketball Federation.
It is the second time Nigerians would face disqualification from FIBA within two years after five boys of the national U-16 team were suspended over age issues in Benin Republic in 2013.
The suspension reduced the playing rotation of the Nigerian team coached by Adeka Daudu to just nine players. But despite the problem, the Nigerian team defeated Egypt 54-52 in their opening match.
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