Basketball: Winners emerge in Anambra schools sports

AWKA – Don Bosco Secondary School , Ugwuagba Obosi , Idemili North has emerged the overall winner in the Anambra school sports festival, Basketball boys category held at the Ekwueme square Awka Anambra state on Thursday.

While Martha Amabillis Girls Secondary School, Nnewi emerged the winner in the girls’ category.

Don Bosco secondary school defeated Bubendoff Memorial school, Adazi-Ani Anaocha local government council 5-4 to come out first in the boys’ category.

Martha Amabillis defeated Dominican Sisters college , Idemili North 7-0 to emerge winner in the girls’ category in the competition.

Speaking to our Sports reporter, the Anambra State Basketball Coordinator for the competition, Mr Maduka Odinaka christian commended the performance of the players. He said he was impressed as they showed promising talents throughout the competitions.

According to him, the competition which is a grassroots event aimed at discovering talents was great and successful.

“This competition is to give the boys and girls future in sporting activities, apart from their educational pursuit. The competition was impressive and the children have exhibited great talents ” he said.

He also stated that despite most of the players in the competitions do not have basketball court,they did well. He called on schools management to build basketball courts for them to practice and build future in the basketball.