The president of Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engineer Ahmad Musa Kida says the emergence of six players with ancestral links to the country in the United States’ elite league affirms the nation’s continued production of talents of the game.

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Sports247 reports further that Kida stated as much while celebrating the successful surge of the Nigerian sextet in the 2026 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, which he said shows that the country continues to produce world class talents in the sport of giants.

He eulogised the emergence of Ebuka Okorie (17th Overall Pick, Oklahoma City Thunder, subsequently traded to Detroit Pistons); Zuby Ejiofor (23rd Pick, Atlanta Hawks); Otega Oweh (41st Pick, Miami Heat, traded to Oklahoma City Thunder).

Other Nigerians in the 2026 draft are, Felix Okpara (46th Overall Pick, Orlando Magic); Tobi Lawal (48th Overall Pick, Dallas Mavericks) and Ugonna Onyenso (53rd Overall Pick, Houston Rockets, subsequently traded to Detroit Pistons).

While wishing them all a successful rookie NBA season, Kida said he hopes they will represent Nigeria’s men’s national team, D’Tigers and acknowledged the roles played by parents, coaches, schools, academies and mentors in developing the lads.

Kida added, “On behalf of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, I congratulate these outstanding young men and their families on this remarkable achievement. Their selection is a testament to their dedication, resilience and unwavering commitment.

“Nigeria continues to produce world-class basketball talent. These young players further strengthen our nation as one of the premier sources of elite talent globally. We are proud and look forward to seeing them represent Nigeria with distinction.”

The chief executive officer of Grassrunners FC of Sagamu, Gbenga Agbejoye has unveiled a new mobile phone app that would aid proper monitoring of progress being achieved by the club’s players and keep the coaching crew up to date.

Sports247 reports that Agbejoye disclosed this technological advancement for the third-tier Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) outfit while announcing their plans for the summer transfer window and build-up programme towards next season.

Agbejoye affirmed that Grassrunners continue leading in many way as far as players’ development is concerned in West Africa and the club keeps making huge investments to ensure they get their wards up to speed with world class facilities.

He added that the club is always searching for new ways and innovations on how to get better in the highly competitive sports management business, hence their introduction of an in-house player development stack on hardware.

The CEO added that the software app will be owned and exclusively written by the team, with a first of its kind GPS in this part of the world, which will track every player in training and matches with the same metrics top European clubs use.

Agbejoye further highlighted it as a processing pipeline that turns raw GPS into individual profile, with session reports regarding distance, sprints, heatmaps, acceleration and longitudinal history for each player in the fast-rising club.

He added, “This is a game changer. This will completely enhance operational dynamics, while optimising output for a more effective result. It’s a coach-facing app that runs on Android and iOS phones.

“Therefore, any coach can read player’s report on the touchline. In simple terms: this is geared towards how to make Grassrunners players better, faster and visible because it eliminates guesses or estimation but enthrones exactness.”