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basketball clubs comprising of 12 male and ten female teams will
compete at the 2013 edition of “Mark D Ball” basketball tournament.
ASPAC of Cotonuo who ended up runners-up at last year’s edition top the list of those competing in the Male category.
The twelve male teams will participate and operate a grouped round robin format with the top two in each group heading into the play-off.
ASPAC is joined in Group A by Apa Flames of Otukpo, Braves of Makurdi, Full Force of Abuja, Bethlehem of Otukpo and Pioneers Reunion of Port Harcourt.
Veterans of Abuja leads Group B which also includes; Suba Sharp Shooters of Suleja, Blazers of Otukpo Falcons of Ilorin, EFX of Jos and ESPN.
Again, ASPAC of Cotonou (female team) joined by First Deepwater and Pearls of Lagos state leads other seven teams in the female category.
ASPAC will compete in Group A with Rockers of Jos, Apa Queens of Otukpo, Bayelsa Patriots of Yenagoa and FCT Angels of Abuja while Impression of Asaba, Pearls, Sweeties of Makurdi, AHIP of Kano and First Deepwater will dunk it out in Group B.
The roster released by the technical committee of the competition showed that games will begin at 3 to 10pm daily.
The children camp is slated to start at 8 to 11am of the first five days of the tournament.
More than 500 kids have been registered for this year’s edition of the children basketball clinic.
Initiator of the tournament, Igoche Mark said the 2013 edition will be better than the previous ones considering the quality of the teams participating and the increased number of kids who will take part in the clinic.
This year’s tournament will end on 31st December.
The twelve male teams will participate and operate a grouped round robin format with the top two in each group heading into the play-off.
ASPAC is joined in Group A by Apa Flames of Otukpo, Braves of Makurdi, Full Force of Abuja, Bethlehem of Otukpo and Pioneers Reunion of Port Harcourt.
Veterans of Abuja leads Group B which also includes; Suba Sharp Shooters of Suleja, Blazers of Otukpo Falcons of Ilorin, EFX of Jos and ESPN.
Again, ASPAC of Cotonou (female team) joined by First Deepwater and Pearls of Lagos state leads other seven teams in the female category.
ASPAC will compete in Group A with Rockers of Jos, Apa Queens of Otukpo, Bayelsa Patriots of Yenagoa and FCT Angels of Abuja while Impression of Asaba, Pearls, Sweeties of Makurdi, AHIP of Kano and First Deepwater will dunk it out in Group B.
The roster released by the technical committee of the competition showed that games will begin at 3 to 10pm daily.
The children camp is slated to start at 8 to 11am of the first five days of the tournament.
More than 500 kids have been registered for this year’s edition of the children basketball clinic.
Initiator of the tournament, Igoche Mark said the 2013 edition will be better than the previous ones considering the quality of the teams participating and the increased number of kids who will take part in the clinic.
This year’s tournament will end on 31st December.
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