Nestle the proud sponsor of the Milo Basketball Championship for Secondary Schools remains committed to the development of the game of basketball in Nigeria. The Milo Top 50 Camp in Lagos facilitates the chances of the talents discovered from various conferences across the country to further develop their skills through world class coaching.
As usual the facilitator, United States Of America based Masai Ujiri alongside five other NBA coaches are working with 18 Nigerian coaches at the Top 50 Camp in Lagos to ensure the players get quality training.
The Top 50 Camp which is a Nestle Milo project for the Nigerian Youth is targeted at exposing the enormous potential of our youth and the abundant basketball talents in the country. Masai Ujiri sees the Nestle Milo Top 50 Camp Program as the only organized one in the country which is result oriented for the growth of the game of basketball. “Apart from teaching them the basics and fundamentals in basketball, they are taught other life values. Our Milo Top 50 Camp is planned, here we talk of timing, how to interact with others. It is not all the players that make it to the NBA but they can play in other leagues across the globe’’ Ujiri said.
One of the coaches Jama Mahlaela of Toronto Raptors who is working with Masai Ujiri described some of the kids as bundle of talents noting that what they need at this stage is proper guidance, grooming and close monitoring. “At this level you can mould them into the exact role you want them to play. I am satisfied with their performance, they are future stars”.
The Brand Manager Nestle Milo, Bola Audu says the brand will continue to instill the values of hard work, fair play, discipline and team. “Nestle’s reward as regards the basketball project is the smiles on faces of these players. We regard the Top 50 Camp as the icing on the cake where the players are exposed to quality training under the supervision of world class coaches”. The Milo Top 50 Camp gives the children the opportunity to interact one on one with the coaches handling specific areas. These includes individual defense, footwork, dribbling, shooting and passing.
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