Basketball

AFRO-BASKET CHAMPIONSHIP: IGOCHE MARK CHARGES D’TIGRESS TO CONQUER AFRICA

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3 years ago

July 26, 2023

As Nigeria’s women basketball national team, D’Tigress set to defend the Women’s Afro-basket Championship at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 28 to August 6, Igoche Mark has charged the team to unlock their hidden potentials by maintaining dominance in the continent.

Mark in his message to the ladies on Tuesday reads, “As defending champions of the Women’s Afro-basket Championship, continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking your potential because Nigerians are expectant of nothing, but the trophy.

Remember, the opportunity to play is favorite part of the game, and every challenge you face is an opportunity to excel. I urge you not to allow your tireless efforts to be obliterated by the irresponsible actions of some few individuals, whose trademark is to blame others for their failures.

According to Ken Doherty, the five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. Go conquer Africa. “Mark message reads.

D’Tigress will begin the defence of their title in July against DR Congo and Egypt in Group D.

The 12-nation tournament will see teams divided into four groups of three each, with tournament hosts Rwanda drawn in Group A.

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Basketball

Fresh Ideas, Science Needed to Revitalise Basketball —ABA

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6 days ago

September 27, 2026

The Gleamer

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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