The Nigeria Baseball and Softball Association (NBSA) and Japan-Africa Baseball & Softball Foundation (JABS), have agreed to sign an MoU to develop Baseball and Softball in Nigeria, through the Nigeria Baseball Development Project for the period of 5 years.
In a Press Statement, the NBSA disclosed that the signing ceremony of the MoU will hold at the Baseball Park of the MKO Abiola Stadium Complex in Abuja, on the 20th of May, 2022.It would be witnessed by the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Nigeria High Commissioner to Japan and the Nigeria Olympic Committee.
The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development will also be in attendance. According to the statement, the Signing Ceremony will be followed by a two-day Technical Seminar for Coaches and Game Masters, who will start up the developmental process for the baseballers.
“The initiator of the project, Japan-Africa Baseball and Softball Foundation working in partnership with the Nigeria Baseball and Softball Association will be driving this process over a period of five years, which is J-ABS first project in Nigeria,” the statement read.
“The aim of the project is to make Nigeria the power and pillar of baseball in Africa considering the exploits in sports, talents and resources available in the country. The two countries are ready to jointly identify, examine, and strive to strengthen and facilitate realisation of the goals.”
“And mitigate through existing and perceived challenges in relation to baseball in Nigeria. Both parties are ready to make their best efforts to achieve joint success in these activities,” the statement concluded.
The Nigerian Baseball and Softball Association is a recognised body under the World Baseball Softball Confederation, African Baseball and Softball Association, Little League International and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC).
