Abdul Yahaya
Nigerian basketball player (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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) | ||||||||||||||
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| –2014 | Kano Pillars | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Mark Mentors | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Kano Pillars | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Rivers Hoopers | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Abidjan Basket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
In 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
As 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
Yahaya played 3x3 basketball at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. He helped Nigeria win the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup in Lomé, Togo.[7]
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