NBBF applauds FG gesture towards injured D’Tigress star

The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, has appreciated the federal government for intervening in sourcing funds for injured D’tigress player, Nkem Akaraiwe.

The federation also thanked the minister of youth and sports, hon. Sunday Dare for his fatherly intervention.

The federation described the 15,000 dollars intervention by the ministry of sports as an early Christmas gift which is well appreciated by Akaraiwe, her fans and also the federation.

The fund is in addition to the 10,000 dollars earlier received from Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa which was facilitated by the minister.

Akaraiwe tore her anterior cruciate ligament while on national duty earlier this year at the beach games in Cape Verde and had found it difficult raising funds for the needed surgery.