Basketball

Rising Stars U17 Girls Basketball C/ship: Lagos, Ogun Maintain Dominance

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5 years ago

December 6, 2021

Lagos State Girls U17 team on Sunday continue their dominance at the ongoing Southwest Rising Stars U17 Girls Basketball Championship in Lagos with their second win in the competition following a 42-20 points win over Ekiti State.

In the same vein, Ogun State U17 Girls picked their second consecutive wins after handing a four-point gap defeat to Oyo State (30-26) at the Indoor Sports Hall of National Stadium, Surulere Lagos.

The competition which started on Friday had Saturday as rest day for all the teams.

Osun who had a brilliant performance on match-day 1 after beating Ekiti (45-29) lose grip of their dominance when rejuvenated Ondo who had lost to Ogun (24-26) bounced back to winning ways to win (35-26).

With the match-day 2 results, the hosts, Lagos State are leading the table while Ogun are placed second going into match-day 3 which commenced 8am this Monday morning.

Match-day 2 (Sunday) Results

Oyo State (26-30) Ogun State

Ondo (35-26) Osun

Ekiti (20-42) Lagos

Match-day 3 (Monday) Fixtures

Ekiti Vs Oyo
Ondo Vs Lagos
Ogun Vs Osun

Olumide Oyedeji Youth Foundation had in April held the Southwest Rising Stars U17 Boys Basketball Championship in Akure, Ondo where Lagos defeated Oyo in the final to win the tournament maiden trophy. The Lagos Girls like their boys counterparts having recorded two wins in two games look good to go ahead and win the trophy.

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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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