Afrobasket 2011 –Côte d’Ivoire to meet the Secretary General

In the framework of the designation of the hosting country for the 26th FIBA Africa Nations Championship for men (Afrobasket men 2011), FIBA Africa will receive on Monday 21th February 2010 a delegation of Ivorian Basketball Federation (FIBB) in order to back their bid for the hosting of the event. The meeting will be presided by the Secretary General of FIBA Africa, Dr Alphonse Bilé at the Secretariat General of FIBA Africa in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

This meeting will be the third for the Ivorian delegation.

Three countries applied for the hosting of the Afrobasket men 2011 (Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar and Nigeria). Nigeria will also be at the Secretariat general next mounth for the same purpose.

The name of the hosting country will be unveiled next mounth.