World basketball governing body FIBA recently announced the replacement of Nigeria’s national female basketball team with their Malian counterparts to represent Africa at the upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. FIBA explained that the decision was informed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s withdrawal of Nigerian teams from international basketball competitions and activities for two years. Buhari ordered the withdrawal of the national teams because of the crisis that has rocked the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) “In subsequent communications with the NBBF, and in spite of FIBA’s re…