The Obuama boys of KASA, the basketball team, groomed and mentored by Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, Amanyanabo of The Source, Elem Kalabari, Torusarama Piri, have made history as national champions at Nigeria’s most prestigious Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship.
King Amachree Sports Academy, (KASA) of Obuama, Rivers State, and Government Secondary School (GSS), Gboko, Benue State, emerged champions of the boys and girls’ categories respectively as the curtain fell on the 26th Nestlé Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Thursday.
While GSS Gboko cruised to a convincing victory in the girls’ final by 68-36 points, the boys’ title was decided by one of the most dramatic finishes in the competition’s history, with King Academy Sports Academy staging a stunning comeback to edge defending champions Father O’Connell Science College, Minna, 56-54.
The championship, which attracted the best secondary school teams from across Nigeria after months of regional qualifiers, once again underlined MILO’s long-standing investment in grassroots basketball and youth development.
This is the 7th year of KASA’s participation in the youth basketball tournament.
