Abdul Yahaya
| Abidjan Basket Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1990 Jos, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| –2014 | Kano Pillars | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Mark Mentors | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Kano Pillars | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Rivers Hoopers | |||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Abidjan Basket Club | |||||||||||||
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Abdul Yahaya (born 24 April 1990) is a Nigerian basketball player for Abidjan Basket Club and Nigeria.[1]
Professional career[]
In 2015, Yahaya led Mark Mentors to the 2015 NPL title and emerged as the most valuable player of the competition. In February 2019, Yahaya signed with Rivers Hoopers.[2] In November 2019, Yahaya won the President Cup with Hoopers, being named Most Valuable Player on the way.[3]
On 20 April 2020, Yahaya signed with Abidjan Basket Club in Ivory Coast.[4]
National team career[]
As a player for Nigeria, Yahaya participated at the AfroBasket 2017.[5]
3x3[]
Yahaya played 3x3 basketball at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.
References[]
- ^ FIBA profile
- ^ "Kano Pillars Abdul Yahaya joins Rivers Hoopers". 13 February 2019.
- ^ "River Hoopers win 2019 NBBF President's Cup, qualify for Basketball Africa League". 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Abidjan Basket Club adds Yahaya to their roster, ex Rivers Hoopers - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ AfroBasket 2017 profile
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Jos
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Rivers Hoopers players
- Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in basketball
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
- Kano Pillars BC players
- Mark Mentors players
- Abidjan Basket Club players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria