Abdul Yahaya (born 24 April 1990) is a Nigerian basketball player for Abidjan Basket Club and Nigeria.[1] Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays as power forward. Yahaya is a known name is Nigerian basketball, and has won the Nigerian Premier League MVP award twice in his career.
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Abidjan Basket Club | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
editIn 2015, Yahaya led Mark Mentors to the 2015 NPL title and emerged as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the competition.
In February 2019, Yahaya signed with Rivers Hoopers.[2] In November 2019, Yahaya won the NBBF President Cup with Hoopers, being named MVP in the process.[3]
On 20 April 2020, Yahaya signed with Abidjan Basket Club in Ivory Coast.[4]
National team career
editAs a player for Nigeria national team, Yahaya participated at the AfroBasket 2017.[5] He also played at the FIBA AfroCan 2019, where he averaged 13.3 points and 5.7 rebounds.[6]
3x3
editYahaya played 3x3 basketball at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. He helped Nigeria win the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup in Lomé, Togo.[7]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Abdul YAHAYA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Abdul Yahaya: Nigeria heading to Lome to retain Africa Cup with a focus on Tokyo 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
External links
edit- Abdul Yahaya at FIBA (archived)
- Abdul Yahaya at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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