.As 10 teams qualify from Lagos
By Akeem Lawal
TEN more teams are expected to qualify from the Ahmadu
Bello University (ABU) Zaria center in the maiden edition of Ahmadu Musa Kida
(AMK) Foundation/Nigeria Universities Games (NUGA) Annual 3-Aside Basketball
Tournament 2017.
NUGA Basketball Chairman, Professor Adamu Ahmed said the
ten teams will qualify from Zaria to join those from Lagos at the final is
billed for Abuja from March 2 to 4.
Recalled that 10 teams recently made it through from the
qualifying rounds held at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) center.
“It was a brilliant outing and I must commend all the
teams that participated for their wonderful performances. With what I am
seeing, Nigeria will be well represented when the winner final emerges from
Abuja to compete in the World Universities Tournament.
“The officiating has also improved tremendously, we are
seeing Nigeria going higher as a result of this competition," he added.
Professor Ahmed praised the AMK Foundation for keeping
faith with NUGA Basketball in bankrolling the competition, while assuring that
all those that will play in the final will be published after those that
qualify from Zaria emerge at the weekend.
The AMK Foundation is a non profit charity organization
with interest in youths empowerment through sports. President of the Foundation
Engr Musa Ahmadu Kida, is a former senior National Basketball player and Board
member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation. He also serves on the Board of
Trustees of the ABU Basketball Foundation.
Professor Ahmed is one time National Basketball team
player and Chairman Technical Committee of the Nigeria Basketball Federation.
It would be recalled that AMK Foundation has for two
years running been the sole sponsor of the West Africa 3 Aside basketball
tournament.
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