15th December, 2010
Coach Mark Balogun, the Tournament Coordinator of ipNX sponsored Rookies Basketball Tournament has said that this year’s edition of the youth championship will be a memorable one.
Balogun, who tutored Team Lagos basketball team to win sliver medal at the last National Sports Festival in Kaduna “KADA 2008â€, disclosed that all arrangement have been concluded to dunk off the tourney on Monday, 20 December at the basketball court of Nigeria Police College, Ikeja and the Sports Hall of the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba, Lagos.
Balogun said one of the new innovations in this year’s tourney is the holding of the competition at two venues.
According to the him, “this year’s edition will be bigger in terms of sponsorship and organisation because apart from youth teams from Lagos State who will take part in the competition, we have also invited teams from other states to make the tournament more competitiveâ€.
He informed that the tournament will feature teams in the U-18, 16 and 14 in both boys and girls’ categories.
He also said that the grand finale of the five event will hold on 24 December at the Sports Hall of Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba.
Balogun, who is a police officer thanked ipNX Nigeria Limited for supporting basketball development in Nigeria, saying its support for the tournament in the last three years has help in discovering many young players who are today featuring in the Premier League.
“We are currently discussing with our sponsor, ipNX Nigeria Limited on a long term sponsorship of the tournament, which is one of the best organised youth tournament in the country today.
—Wale Joseph
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