Kwese basketball All-Star game holds in Kano
All roads in Nigeria basketball leads to Kano Saturday as the Kwese Basketball League All-Star game holds in the ancient city, Extrasportsnigeria.com reports.
The doubts whether the game would hold or not was cleared by the new board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation announced their approval through a press statement signed by the NBBF Secretary General Chimezie Asiegbu on Friday.
It reads, “Some clubs have inquired about the status of the Kwese Premier League All Star game scheduled to take place in Kano tomorrow Saturday, 17 June 2017. Ordinarily, this programme which was scheduled by the former board of the Federation before it was dissolved ought to be conducted by the new board. The alternative would have been to postpone the event to another date for ease of administration.
“However, in the interest of Basketball and the Nigerian players who are been celebrated with the all-star game, the present board has resolved to allow all-star to go ahead, consequently players, coaches and other technical official.”
These players arrived in Kano on Friday.
Savannah All Star Team
AbdulWahab Yakubu – Gombe Bulls
Sylvanus Mamaki – Gombe Bulls
Gar Kator Shedrack- Gombe Bulls
Stanley Gumut – Mark Mentors
Abubakar Usman – Kano Pillars
Dele Ademola – Kano Pillars
AbdulWahab Yahaya – Kano Pillars
Azuoma Dike – Kano Pillars
Eli Abraham – Kano Pillars
Joel Ijigba – Defenders
Apara Akita – Bauchi Nets
Wisdom Prince – Niger Potters
Coach – AbdulRahman Mohammed (Gombe Bulls)
Atlantic All Star Team
Owen Oriakhi – Hoops & Read
Kamal Ayanlere – Police Batons
Oghenetano Emuhowo -Hoopers
Victor Komonibo – Hoops & Read
Jide Ogunsemore – Hoops & Read
Mojuba Oyeleye – Kwara Falcons
Okiki Michael – Customs
Solomon Ajegbeji – Rivers Hoopers
David Godwin – Kwara Falcons
Balogun Emmanuel – Rivers Hoopers
Seun Akinwale – Customs
Tano Emuwoho – Hoopers
COACHES
Kevin Odoh – Oluyole Warriors
Ogoh Odaudu (Rivers Hooper)