Basketball: Hamane Niang (MAL) elected president of the international federation (2019-2023)

The Malian Hamane Niang succeeds Horacio Muratore (ARG) as president of FIBA for the 2019-2023 period, announced the body at the end of its Congress on 29/08/2019. Hamane Niang, a vice-president of FIBA and president of FIBA Africa during the 2014-2019 period, had previously been president of the Malian Basketball Federation and Minister of Sport of his country.

Ingo Weiss (GER) was re-elected for a second term as treasurer of FIBA. "The Central Board members, along with the newly elected president and treasurer will join FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis (GRE) as well as the presidents of FIBA's five regions: Anibal Manave of Africa, Carol Callan of the Americas, Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al-Thani of Asia, Turgay Demirel of Europe and Burton Shipley of Oceania for the new term," said the body as the 2019 FIBA World Cup kicks off in China on 31/08/2019.

"The Central Board will appoint to the Central Board a representative of the National Basketball Association (NBA) of the USA and a representative of the players. In addition, the Central Board may co-opt additional members (with…