Nwakamma Hits Record 44 Points, As Dolphin Set Single Game League Record Of 127…,

Back to back league runners up, Dolphins basketball club of Lagos set the indoor sports hall of the Ilorin Township stadium alight on Friday by setting a new Zenith Bank Female Basketball league record of 127 points, in their 127-33 win over Zamfara Babes.

The FIBA Africa Zone 3 champions were powered by point guard Amaka Nwakamma who set a record for points made in a game, this season with 42points, shooting over 50% from the field and 60% from the freethrow line. Dimunitive guard Tokunbo Olaosebikan and Juliet Currency both combined for 38 points in the commanding performance over the Zamfara Babes.

Amaka Nwakamma after the victory said the victory was bold statement from Dolphins to Zamfara and other teams .
“ I heard the Zamfara Babes made some unguarded comments about us after we met in Abuja, so we decided to show them how ruthless we can be”.

“This is also a statement to all other teams that we are ready to win the championship this year”.
Concerning her record breaking scoring feat, Amaka said it is a product of team work.

“My performance was impressive but I want to thank my team mates for creating the room for me to express myself offensively”.

Dolphins continue to sit top of the Group B with 22 points and a perfect 11 wins from 11 games from the first phase in Abuja.

Zenith Bank Basketball League: Taraba Hurricanes vs Sunshine Angels

…Taraba Hurricane Pull off Immigration Upset.

Taraba Hurricane’s search for a first win of the season ended on Day 4 of the Zenith bank Women basketball League as they upset out of form old power house Immigration 52-46.

Jane Alabi and Sarah Stanley combined for 22 points for the Hurricanes as they held on from a spirited fight back from the immigration Ladies who fought back from a 12 point deficit to tie 44-44 in the final quarter, only to eventually capitulate in the final minutes of the game.

Coach Ahmedu Abba of Taraba said his girls fought for the win .
“ We lost to immigration by 1 point in Abuja, so we vowed we will beat them today and that’s we managed to do. We hope to get a couple more wins under our belt for the end of the league”.

In other results of the day FCT Queens came from behind to get their 2nd win in Ilorin with a 44-37 points win over GT2000 of Kaduna, while Nasarawa Amazon beat Coal City Queen 31-18. And AHIP Queens bagged their 4th win in the 2nd phase with a 53-45 points win over the Oluyole Babes.

Eaglets arrive Ilorin for KFA’s test As Muhammed gingers Golden Eaglets

The Golden Eaglets arrived safely in Ilorin on Saturday ahead of their friendly match against Kwara Football Academy (KFA) Sunday’s match against the modelled KFA fixed for 10:00am at the Ilorin Township Stadium is yet another preparatory match for the fledging national Under-17 team being groomed for the 2015 CAN Championship to be hosted by Niger.

A contingent of 18 players and 8 officials and assistant coach, Kabiru Baleria due to his engagement at the on-going CAF’s Grade-C
License coaching course in Abuja arrived the Kwara state capital aboard Luxury Marcopolo Bus.

The entourage is led by Alhaji Yussuf Fresh, board member and chairman of the NFF’s youth committee.

Also on the trip to Ilorin en route to Lome through Lagos is Mr. Patrick Pascal (MON), special assistant to the NFF’s President on Technical matters.

Meanwhile, the Golden Eaglets’ would likely parade the duo of Kehinde Ayinde and Kolawole Gbadamosi against their counterparts from KFA.Both players who were scouted from the KFA, have been impressive in the team’s previous matches and are now relishing the prospect of playing in front of their home fans.

Yet Coach Emmanuel Amuneke maintained the friendlies in Ilorin and Lagos, would condition the players physically and mentally for the upcoming WAFU B Under-17 Tournament in neighbouring Togo.

“These games are good for the boys because it gives us the opportunity to see how they could react to different situations,” he said.
The Golden Eaglets won all their three previous matches including a 6-0 thrashing of Super Falcons and an identical 2-1 win against Yuguda Boys of Bauchi and College of Football, Abuja.

Muhammed gingers Golden Eaglets

Musa Muhammed, the inspirational captain of the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup-winning team, has sent solidarity message to the new boys.

Musa has repeatedly been extolled for his uncommon leadership quality and only on Wednesday, he breezed into the NFF/FIFA Goal Project arena to watch the lads beat Yuguda Boys 2-1.

Musa in a voice note via BlackBerry to an official of the Golden Eaglets shortly after the team’s departure from Abuja to Ilorin wished the team success in their upcoming matches.

“I hope everybody is okay and doing well,” said Musa who scored a breathtaking free-kick and the last goal of the 2013 Under-17 World Cup final match when Nigeria mauled Mexico 3-0.”I want to wish the team journey mercies and good luck in all the matches.”

Now with Turkish side, Besiktas, Musa is presently in the Flying Eagles camp in Abuja and has already been promoted the captain of the national under-20 side by coach Garba Manu (MFR).

Golden Eaglets’ train hits Ilorin, Lagos…finally tackle COFA Friday

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has lined-up series of friendly matches for the Golden Eaglets as the team continue its build-up
towards the WAFU B Under-17 Tournament in Togo.

The team would depart Abuja for Ilorin on Saturday and are billed to play Kwara Football Academy on Sunday at the Ilorin Township Stadium.

They would later proceed to Lagos to face Pepsi Football Academy on Tuesday at the Agege Stadium before departing for Lome for the sub-regional competition for Under-17.

Head coach Emmanuel Amuneke (MON) said the series of matches ahead of the tournament would naturally toughen the players since some of them are gradually adjusting to the demand of playing for the national team.

“We appreciate the organisation of these matches by the NFF since it would help the players to be mentally strong and tactically disciplined,” he stated.

In a related development, the Golden Eaglets hopefuls would now face College of Football Abuja (COFA) in another trial match on Friday.

Both sides were to meet on Wednesday but the match was postponed to accommodate travelling Yuguda Boys of Bauchi. Friday’s game against COFA would be the third game for the Golden Eaglets’ recruits even as Amuneke stated that his team is still ‘work in progress.’ He said:”These test matches would build confidence of the players whether we win or lose is not important now. It would also give us the opportunity to look at other players in order to fortify the team for the challenges ahead.”