Government Secondary School, Gboko, Benue State, and Father O’Connell Science College, Niger State, recently emerged champions in the girls’ and boys’ categories of the MILO Basketball Championship at the Central Conference regional finals.
Now in its 26th edition, the annual MILO Basketball Championship continued to serve as a youth development platform for school sports, leveraging basketball as a platform to inspire discipline, teamwork, resilience and confidence among young people; with over 13,000 schools applied to participate in this year’s edition.
At the Central Conference regional finals, seven schools competed for a place at the national finals.
Government Secondary School, Gboko, won the girls’ category with a 63–31 victory over Nigeria Defence Academy Staff Secondary School, Kaduna State, while Father O’Connell Science College, Niger State, won the boys’ category after a hard-fought 56–53 win over Government Secondary School, Gwarinpa Life Camp, Abuja.
Friday Victoria Ada of Government Secondary School, Gboko, Benue State, was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the girls’ category.
