Basketball
3×3 Basketball Tourney will boost Nigeria’s FIBA AFCON Chances-Jutiboh

Joel Ajayi
The Coordinator of the National 3×3 Basketball team and Chairman of FCT Basketball Association, Frank Jituboh has revealed that the ongoing maiden edition of Abuja 3×3 Basketball Invitational Tournament in the Federal Capital Territory will boost Nigeria chances at the forthcoming 2019 3×3 FIBA Africa Nations Cup in November.
The 3-day tourney which began on Friday saw a total of 23 teams Male and Female are in a fierce battle competing for the prizes.
He stated this on Friday after the match-day one inside MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja when the first edition of the 3×3 Basketball Invitational Tournament dunked off with teams a lot of expectations
Basketball 3×3 is a game that will last for a duration of just 10 minutes with a team with a higher number will emerge as the winner
Jutioh expressed that, the competition will see the national team currently in camp preparing for the 2019 3×3 FIBA Africa Nations Cup billed for Kampala in Uganda from November 7 to 11, 2019 taking part in the three-day event.
According to him, as you can see that all the matches are heavily contested. It’s interesting and players really, really playing and we are seeing a lot of talents here and we hope that it will continue like that.
“First of all, you know that 3×3 is now an Olympic sport, so this is developmental. We are trying to make our youths conscious of the new sport and you can see they’re embracing it properly and hopefully we will later in the coming years be able to harvest some of these players that are going through this process for the benefit of the country.
“Now we need to create awareness for this new sport. So there is a need for a competition like this for you to see that there is a lot of benefit in playing 3×3.
“Here today, we featured three male National teams and three women team and all teams won their matches even before the time, so we are assessing their level of preparedness for the Africa Cup, and I am satisfied so far.
“Winner will go home with N300,000 while the first and second runners up will receive N150,000 and N100,000 respectively”
He equally revealed that competition aim is to further promote the sport which will feature at the Japan Olympic Games next year
Some of the results played on the Matchday-1 includes Air warrior female team who beat the Black Gold 21-5 as the second game saw courts Queen whitewash FCT wings 21-3, as City Spank defeated APO Settlers 21-9
As for the Male category, Bruiser showed supremacy over Nigerian Prison beating them 21-9 while Grinders beat Dashi Mambas 21-12. as Ball Magician defeated team Fluency 21-15.
Basketball
Bauchi FA Chairman Patrick Pascal Honoured at Be Happy Basketball Tournament

Bauchi State Football Association Chairman, Patrick Pascal, was honored at the recently concluded Be Happy Basketball Tournament in Bauchi. The annual event, sponsored by former basketball international Danjuma Maijama’a Wunti, brought together over 13 basketball teams from across Nigeria for a week of exciting competition.
The 2025 edition of the tournament saw Suns Basketball Academy of Jos emerge as champions, clinching the top prize of ₦500,000. Adamawa Stars of Yola finished second, while Mak-Town Flyers of Makurdi claimed third place, earning ₦200,000 for their efforts.
Several standout players received individual accolades:
• Most Valuable Player (MVP): Rayyan Salis (Suns Basketball Academy, Jos).
• Most Improved Player: Modupe Lawrence (Mak-Town Flyers, Makurdi).
• Best Defensive Player: Thomas Abo (Mak-Town Flyers, Makurdi).
• Highest Scorer: Rayyan Salis (Suns Basketball Academy).
• Best 3-Point Shooter: Solomon Iliya (Be Happy Stars, Bauchi).
Teams from across Nigeria took part, including Maktown Flyers (Makurdi), Joe Geez (Jos), Adamawa Stars (Yola), Gamji (Maiduguri), Elite Basketball Club (Takum), Suns Basketball Academy (Jos), Abba Gida Gida (Kano), Katsina United (Katsina), D Block Basketball Club (Kaduna), Yankari Kings (Bauchi), The Cubs Basketball Club (Bauchi), and Be Happy Stars (Bauchi).
Speaking on his recognition, Patrick Pascal expressed gratitude to the tournament sponsor, Danjuma Maijama’a Wunti, for his commitment to youth empowerment and development through sports. He praised the players for their remarkable display of skill and teamwork throughout the competition, highlighting the event’s importance in fostering talent and unity.
The Be Happy Basketball Tournament continues to grow in stature as a major platform for discovering and nurturing basketball talent across Nigeria.
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