Basketball
2023AWBL: Customs Rout Equity Bank Hawks 83-53 To Win 5th Position
Joel Ajayi
Nigeria Customs Service Female Basketball Club, on Tuesday, defeated Equity Bank Hawks of Kenya 83-53 to win 5th position at the ongoing Africa Women Basketball League AWBL held in Alexandria, Egypt.
Borders ladies who secured the ticket for the tournament with less than 5 days to the competition proved themselves having played a total of 7 games won 4 lost 3 from the beginning to the end
The clubs that participated include; CNSS Basketball Club (Dr. Congo), Equity Bank (Kenya) Inter Clubs (Angola) 5 times Champions, KPA (Kenya), Overdose Up Station (Cameroun), REG (Rwanda Energy Group), Sporting of Alexandria (Egypt) Host University of Douala (Cameroun) Customs Service ASPAC of Benin Republic,
Out of ten teams in the continent, borders ladies placed in 5th position
In their first game against the University of Duoala of Cameroon, the Nigeria Customs Service Female Basketball team beat the Cameroonians in group A with the game ending 57-46
KPA of Kenya defeated CNS 73-53 in the second game.
The Customs team also lost to the sporting of Alexandria Egypt 96-57.
The fourth game witnessed a turnaround as the customs team beat CNSS Basketball Club (Dr. Congo 66-57.
Nigeria’s representative, Customs also lost in the quarterfinal to Inter Clubs of Angola 65-89
Also, Customs ladies beat Overdose Up Station Cameroun 67-58 to qualify for 5-6 placement.
The last game went in favor of the Custom team beating Equity Bank Hawks of Kenya in 5-6 placement with
At the end of 1st quarter, customs beat EQU 18-16 while the second quarter went in favour of customs ladies with 37-28.
At the resumption of the second half customs ladies came smoking and garnered 60-46 at the end of the third quarter.
Borders girls nailed it and defeated Equity Bank Hawks of Kenya at the end of the fourth quarter with 83-53.
Basketball
Fresh Ideas, Science Needed to Revitalise Basketball —ABA
Cyril Ogar
President/Founder, Amateur Basketball Academies, ABA, Aliyu Lucky Abubakar has called for a scientific and pragmatic approach to rediscovering the game of basketball in the North East.
The former player of many teams in Nigeria stated this on Saturday during training of coaches in Yola, Adamawa State.
Aliyu said the training is aimed to arm Coaches so they can, in turn, reach the children, especially those that ABA may not. The Deputy Comptroller in Nigeria Customs Service decried non-challant attitudes of the stakeholders in the development of basketball in the North East.
” Basketball is fading in the North East, and we at ABA will not allow it to die.”
“Adamawa was once a force in the game of basketball but had fallen behind. Our plan is to discover talent through coaching training, nurture it, and carry it from state level to the national team, and eventually, the global stage.” The basketball administrator said.
In his keynote message to the participants, which centered on the theme, “HOPE,” Harnessing opportunity, Organising for excellence, Promoting players’ development, and Empowering the next generation, Aliyu said, is far more than a drill instructors.
” Every child you see on a basketball court has a dream, and it is our job as a coach to spot it early and give it somewhere to go.” He concluded.
In his lecture titled, ” Who is a Coach”, Emmanuel Odah, the head Coach, FCT Basketball and former National Juniors team, described a coach as a committed, organised, affectionate, caring and humble.
” Commitment is consistency, and consistency is mother of progress; humility comes first because a coach who can not control himself can never control a game,” Odah insisted.
Other instructors at the training include ABA head of technical, Coach Adeka Daudu, as well as Coach Alexander Anyebe Ujoh, who spoke about the relationship between a coach and child in his care.
Coaches at the training commended ABA for its boldness to give hopes to basketball coaches all over the country. They promised that lessons learned would reshape and reset their mind on the job. They said the training will help them in understanding their role not only as an instructor but also grooming the children for a better future.
Among guests at the event include FCT Acting Director of Sports, Mr. Iyiola Ogundele and Bayelsa Veteran Basketball administrator, Coach Tony
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