Cameroon Basketball Federation

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Cameroon Basketball Federation
FIBA Africa
Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
HeadquartersNkoldongo - Omnisport
Yaoundé, Cameroon
PresidentSamuel Tendong Nduku
Vice-PresidentAnne Marie Safaissou
Website fecabasket.com

Cameroon Basketball Federation (CBF) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Cameroon. The organization represents the Cameroon in FIBA [1] and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the Cameroon Olympic Committee. [2] [3]

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History

Cameroon Basketball Federation was founded in 1961 as Cameroon National Basketball Federation (CNBF). And remained as the CNBF until 1965 when it joined FIBA.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. FIBA National Federations – Cameroon, fiba.com, accessed 12 July 2013.
  2. "CBF history and facts". fecabasket.com. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. "CNSM programmation des renocntres de la er journee". 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2017.