KBA elects new leadership

KBA elects new leadership The newly elected Khomas Basketball Association (KBA) leadership has promised to take the game back to its glory days.

The KBA held its elective congress over the weekend and elected its president, vice-president and treasurer for a four-year term.

Nigel Mubita was elected as the new president, and he will be deputised by Anthony Auchab, while Bukky Onwudinjo was elected as treasurer.

Speaking exclusively to Nampa on Tuesday, Mubita said their four-year goal is to take basketball back to the United Nations (UN) Plaza in Katutura from the current venue at the University of Namibia (Unam).

“We are going to meet today (Tuesday) to select a team that will work with us in improving the game of basketball in Windhoek. We want to take basketball back to the people in Katutura, as it used to be in the past,” he said.

Mubita also told this agency that one of their goals is to improve the game at high school level in the region.

“One thing we are going to work on is to pair senior men's basketball teams with secondary schools, so they can help develop players at grassroots level,” he said.

The president said there are many talented players in the region but they are not discovered or trained properly.

“It will be nice if these young players start competing in our second divisions or probably the premier league,” he added.

Mubati further said that one of the biggest goals is to start training more match officials and referees.

“In the next four years, we want to get people to love basketball more in the country. Our plan is to have teams in Okahandja, Otjiwarongo or Rehoboth join the KBA, which will make our league stronger and more competitive,” he said.

Mubita said he has a vice president and a treasurer who are hardworking individuals, and he is hopeful that with a strong management team running the league their plans will work.

The newly elected members replaced Corbin Prinzonsky (president), Michael Mabuku (vice-president), and Michael Mukumbutaa (treasurer).

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