21st August, 2017
Kwara Falcons Basketball Club of Ilorin says its main target is to win the continental ticket at the Kwese Basketball Premier League Final 8 in Kano.
Joseph Adeyemo, the Chairman of Kwara State Basketball Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that the team is well motivated to win a continental ticket.
The Kwese Basketball Premier League Final 8 is scheduled to hold in Kano from Sept. 4 to Sept.9
Adeyemo said: “Having won the Atlantic Conference 6 trophy for the first time, the team is well motivated to do well in the Final 8 and pick a continental ticket.
“Falcons played with zeal and hunger for the trophy which was the first conference 6 trophy to be presented in the history of Nigeria Basketball Federation.”
The chairman, who was impressed with the performance of the team, commended the technical crew and the players for an outstanding performance.
“The team played better this season compared with last year; I believe that the team would pick a continental ticket at the Final 8 in Kano,’’ he said.
Adeyemo commended the Kwara government for hosting a successful tournament.
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NAN reports that Kwara Falcons won the Kwese Premier Basketball League Conference 6 in Ilorin on Sunday.
The team won all its five matches in the championship.
Rivers Hoopers came second while Hoops and Read finished third.
Customs came fourth; Oluyole Warriors was fifth position, while Police Baton finished sixth in the Atlantic Conference.
NAN also reports that the top four teams had qualified for the final 8 scheduled for Kano in September.
Kwara Falcons, Rivers Hoopers, Hoop and Reads and Customs qualified from the Atlantic Conference, while Kano Pillars, Niger Potters, Gombe Bulls and Plateau Peaks picked the four tickets from the Savannah Conference.