FIBA said it will make a decision about the future of the Basketball Champions League, Basketball Africa League, and other suspended international competitions soon.

The governing body released a statement saying that "no circumstance should our passion to play basketball surpass the importance of following the instructions of the public authorities."

The Basketball Africa League was set to make its league debut.

FIBA also advocated for postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

"We will not ask our players to go somewhere, where we would not send our own children," added members of the governing body. 

The debut of the Basketball Africa League has been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus.

The league was scheduled to tip off in Senegal this Friday.

"Following the recommendation of the Senegalese Government regarding the escalating health concerns related to the coronavirus, the BAL's inaugural season will be postponed," said league president Amadou Gallo Fall.

"I am disappointed we are not able to tip off this historic league as scheduled, but look forward to the highly-anticipated launch of the BAL at a later date."

There have been over 91,000 cases of coronavirus reported around the world.