Why NBBF Sacked Me...... Sam Vincent

By Admin Certainly, the last may not have been heard of the sudden sacking of the former Coach of the senior women Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Sam Vincent by the Musa Kida faction of the federation. The NBBF had last week fired the 55 year old American claiming that he was having conflicting commitments as well as abandoning the team currently in camp in Atlanta for days. The letter which was signed by the factional NBBF President, Musa Kida had said the action was taken in the best interest of the team and to ensure that the team which won the last Afro Basketball championship makes an impact in Spain at the world championship. “The NBBF has been monitoring the situation in Atlanta closely and we are not satisfied with a lot of things. You left the National Women’s Team Camp in Atlanta since Friday 27th July, 2018, without permission from anybody and you have continuously remained absent.” But in a statement released over the weekend by Vincent, he accused the federation of scuttling his lofty plans for the team by his sack insisting he had always taken his assignment seriously. He accused the NBBF of relocating the team’s camp from Orlando where he lives to Atlanta with only 30 days to the championship created some logistical and professional challenges for him, adding that he had taken up the matter with the board and was assured it was going to be addressed. He further said he complained that the camp was having a strained atmosphere because Mfon Udoka whom the team had always worked with as General Manager was suddenly replaced with Macbene Amacree with most the players finding it difficult to flow with her. Vincent further said the real problem of the board lies with the activities of the board including what he described as the penchant of the president to act alone in most cases. “Divided board members and President acting alone, change in staffing that resulted in poor communication and disgruntled players, lack of funding for players per diem, medical supplies, and other player rehab related services, lack of proper job descriptions clarifying roles and responsibilities as well as no contract or agreement in place to finalize expectations or compensation.”