Nestle Milo Schools Basketball Championship-Fiba Africa Zone 3 Targets Outstanding Players

As the stage is being set for the finals of the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championships in Lagos, FIBA Africa Zone 3 the Basketball body controlling the zone sees the championship as a good platform for Nigeria’s budding talents to hit stardom.

The Administrative Secretary of FIBA Africa Zone 3 Joe Apu stated that the Nestle Milo Basketball Championships for Secondary Schools remains Nigeria’s flagship event for talent identification. “Some products of the Nestle Milo Championships have done the nation proud at international competitions’’. He recalled names like Mohammed Bukar now based in the United States and Canada based Edwin Jerry who were products of the championship.

Other national team players like Olumide Oyedeji, Anyebe Ujo and Nkechi Akashiele and others also had their foundation in the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championships.

The FIBA Zone 3 Scribe, Joe Apu commends the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball programme as very outstanding in the zone which has Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger and Liberia.

The qualifying teams will arrive in Lagos on the 1st of December 2014. The players’ accreditation starts on Tuesday 9am at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium Lagos while the championship starts with the Round Robin games at 1 o’clock in the afternoon.

14 Nigerians Get FIBA Africa Zone III Appointment

President of FIBA Africa Zone III, Rtd. Col Sam Ahmedu has appointed 14 Nigerians in the newly inaugurated FIBA AFRICA Zone III Executive Board and new commissions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A release from the secretariat revealed that Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) board member Mr Musa Kida was appointed as the Zone Vice President alongside Mrs. Magret Abara and former Nigerian international now based in Cote d’ivoire Musa Adamu on 9-man Executive Board while 12 others constitute various commissions reconstituted by the board.

The Dodan Warriors proprietor appointed General manager of SuperSport West Africa Felix Awogu and Fubarah Onyeabor on the Finance, Marketing and Sponsorship commissions to headed by Vice President Mr Musa Kida.

Mark Mentors Basketball Club owner Igoche Mark and Former Nigerian star Mr. John Faniran were appointed on the Competitions commission.

Former D’Tigress captain Mfon Udoka and Obande Ogbole were appointed on the Technical commission while the Women Development Commission has the Proprietor of Dolphins Basketball club and Chairman of The Punch Newspaper Wale Aboderin, alongside former D’Tigress Mactabene Amachree and Mobolaji Akiode, Founder of the Hope 4 Girls basketball programme.

The media council will be headed by Mr Pius Ayinor and Adeyinka Elebute was appointed as secretary to the council while Secretary of Dodan Warriors Basketball club Joe Apu was appointed Administrative secretary to the board.

On constitution of the board, Sam Ahmedu said he picked a team of people who already understand the enormity of the task ahead ” The members of the board are committed to the development of the Zone in all ramifications. And are they are all fully aware that the task ahead of us is not an easy one but we are all determined to give our best”.

The other members that joined the 3 Nigerians on the executive board include Bah Florient of Cote d ‘ ivoire (Secretary General), Guebre Boukary (Burkina Faso), Coffi Torno (Benin Republic), Idrissou Gamel Ayambire (Ghana) and Lisa Sidonie (Benin Repubic).