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Former Nigeria international, Babatunde Ogunade has been appointed as Chairman of Ogun State Basketball Association.
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State made the announcement during his reorganisation and inauguration of the various sports associations in the state.
Ogunade, a sports administrator of repute, is currently the Vice-President of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and had until recently served as chairman of Lagos State Basketball Association for 21 years.
The new Ogun State basketball boss is a well-decorated former basketball player who was a member of the junior championship-winning team of Lagos in 1977, he is a University of Lagos (UNILAG) Hall of Fame (2005), Africa Basketball Hall of Fame (2012), and was captain of the NUGA team to the World Universities Game held in Romania in 1981.
On his new appointment, Ogunade said, “this is a call to service. Having served as chairman in Lagos for 21 years, anywhere I’m called, once it’s for basketball, it’s always a call to service. And it tells you that your contributions are not unnoticed.”
