{"id":39819,"date":"2023-12-05T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T14:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/?p=39819"},"modified":"2023-12-06T09:38:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:38:33","slug":"national-youth-and-sports-minister-extends-ssbf-president-term-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/2023\/12\/05\/national-youth-and-sports-minister-extends-ssbf-president-term-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"National Youth and Sports Minister extends SSBF President term in office\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Otto Abut<\/span><\/p>\n The National Minister of Youth and Sports Doctor Joseph Geng Akech has directed the South Sudan Basketball Federation to maintain Lual Deng as the president of South Sudan Basketball Federation until February 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n Doctor Joseph Geng said on Tuesday that the extension of Luol’s term as the SSBF president is to enable him to prepare the Basketball team for the upcoming Olympic competition expected to take place next year in France.<\/span><\/p>\n Unconfirmed reports on social media had revealed that the General Assembly of the South Sudan Basketball Federation has suspended the president, Luol Deng, over his alleged failure to respond to meetings call as his four-year term\u00a0 ended last month 24th November.<\/span><\/p>\n Minister Joseph said\u00a0 that the ministry encourages the federation to carry on with the basketball activities across the country especially preparing the national team for the upcoming competition to be held in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cThe Ministry of Youth and Sports wishes to clarify that until such elections are held in February 2024, the current leadership of the federation led by Mister Lual Deng and his executive will continue to stay in office.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Minister also reaffirmed his ministry’s\u00a0 commitment to continue supporting the basketball activities\u00a0 by availing offices, resources and efforts to assist the federation with any administrative needs that may arises in due process of preparing for its election and Olympic competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile the President of the South Sudan Basketball Federation Mr.Lual Deng welcomed the minister\u2019s decision for allowing him to lead the basketball team until February 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n