FIBA Africa's new headquarters to be unveiled in December

ABIDJAN - FIBA Africa will unveil its new headquarters in the Ivoirian largest city of Abidjan in mid-December 2018, the governing body of African basketball confirmed on Tuesday.

The announcement was made during a FIBA delegation visit to Cote d’Ivoire Ministry of Sports and Recreation early this week.

"We have confirmed to the Minister that the construction works of FIBA Africa’s headquarters in Abidjan have made considerable progress. The building will be available for use in mid-December this year," FIBA Africa Regional Director Alphonse Bile said.

The new facility is being built on a 4,000 square metre plot of land, and ‘’all the construction works are being carried out by Ivorian companies,” FIBA Chief Operation Officer, Markus Studer, noted.

"We also want to say a big thank you to the Ivorian government for its ongoing commitment to the development of the game in Cote d'Ivoire and Africa."

On behalf of the Ivorian government, Cote d’Ivoire Minister of Sports and Recreation Danho Paulin said that "It is a great honour for Côte d'Ivoire to host the FIBA headquarters in Africa."

"I will do everything in my capacity to implement the commitments made by Côte d'Ivoire towards FIBA," he added.

FIBA Africa current office is located in the city centre of Abidjan. 

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