Abdul Yahaya
Abdul Yahaya (born 24 April 1990) is a Nigerian basketball player for Abidjan Basket Club and Nigeria.[1]
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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 | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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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
- "Abidjan Basket Club adds Yahaya to their roster, ex Rivers Hoopers - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- AfroBasket 2017 profile
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