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Noah Dallaji Legacy U-17 Basketball Tournament: Bauchi, Kano Win Big On Day 1

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4 years ago

August 9, 2021

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Action commenced on Sunday 8th of August at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Sani Abacha Stadium as Noah Dallaji Legacy U-17 Basketball Tournament gets underway.

Not fewer than 120 basketballers in 10 Northern part of the country started competing for trophies and individual awards in the maiden tournament.

Bauchi U17 basketball team defeated (55-36) Taraba in the opener of the 8-day championship.

The Abdullahi Garba-led team dispatched their opponents (19-15) in the first quarter. Though, Taraba improved in their performance with (7-7) draw in second quarter while third quarter ended (13-9). Bauchi wrapped up the win with (16-6) in the fourth quarter.

In the second game, Plateau in close contest pipped Kebbi (39-28) as the hosts, Kano annihilated Katsina (55-27) before Kaduna versus Kwara ended 39-35 in the last match of the Day 1.

Revealing the objectives behind the tournament, Engineer Noah Dallaji, the sponsor of the competition, said, “the intention of this Championship is to identify young talented players in the grassroots in the Northern part of Nigeria which when discovered will be nurtured to stardom.

“This U17 competition is organised to discover young talented basketballers that can be nurtured to stardom.” Noah said.

He added, “ACDTF has in the past helped African Children to achieve their dreams and this is another platform help African children.”

Match-day 1 Results

Kano 54-27 Katsina

Bauchi 55-35 Taraba

Plateau 34-28 Kebbi

Kaduna 39-35 Kwara

Matchday 2 Fixtures

Katsina vs Kebbi

Niger vs Bauchi

Taraba vs Kwara

Plateau vs Gombe

Kano vs Kebbi

Kaduna Vs Niger

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Flying Eagles Step Up Preparations Ahead of AFCON Clash

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9 hours ago

April 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Flying Eagles ramped up their preparations for the upcoming Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a focused training session at the Jewel Sports City training ground in Cairo on Wednesday evening.

The session, which began at 6:00 pm local time (5:00 pm Nigerian time), came just a day after their friendly match against Egypt’s U-20 team, the Young Pharaohs. It lasted for 90 minutes and was designed to sharpen tactical awareness, improve team cohesion, and fine-tune strategic play.

All 24 players in camp participated fully in the session, demonstrating high intensity and focus under the guidance of the coaching crew.

The team is scheduled to continue their training on Thursday evening as they build momentum for their crucial AFCON opener against Tunisia on May 1.

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