GRASSROOTS LEAGUES NIGERIA
Building Nigeria’s largest basketball ecosystem.
In partnership with the Basketball Association of Nigeria and ALL-IN Sports & Entertainment Plc.
6
ZONES ACROSS NIGERIA
46
YEARS FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
50
TARGET FOUNDING INVESTORS
2
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
THE OPPORTUNITY
Nigeria is home to Africa’s largest and youngest population, a generation with an enormous appetite for basketball and no unified system to develop it. Talent is abundant at the community level. What’s missing is structure: a consistent pathway connecting players, coaches, schools and communities to real competitive and professional opportunity.
THE PROBLEM
Nigerian basketball today is fragmented. Competitions are inconsistent, coaching is under-resourced, and there’s no reliable way to track or discover talent. Past efforts struggled because they were built top-down, ran on short-term funding, and depended on volunteer goodwill rather than a sustainable model.
THE SOLUTION
GLN is a nationwide basketball ecosystem built around the player, connecting community programs, schools, academies and a structured competition pathway with modern technology and a sustainable, diversified business model, giving every young player in Nigeria a visible route from their first game to a professional or academic career.
Why GLN
Led by a founder with 46 years of experience building basketball programs in Nigeria.
Designed to unify players, coaches, academies, schools and sponsors on a single national platform.
Structured for sustainability through multiple, recurring revenue streams, not one-time funding.
Built in partnership with the Basketball Association of Nigeria and ALL-IN Sports & Entertainment Plc.
Two ways to get involved
GLN is inviting select partners, sponsors and investors to join at the ground floor.
MAJOR INVESTORS
Become a shareholder
Join up to 50 founding investors taking an equity stake in GLN, backing a nationwide basketball ecosystem from the ground floor. A detailed roadmap and partnership proposal are available on request for qualified, interested parties under a mutual introduction.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Become a member
Join the GLN Association with an annual membership contribution that directly funds grassroots basketball development, league operations, and coaching across every zone. A sustainable base of members keeps the ecosystem running year to year.
