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Teams from Bayelsa and Rivers States have qualified for the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship from the Equatorial Conference decided in Enugu, last Friday.
St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State defeated Our Lady of
Lourdes Secondary School, Azu-Ebonyi, Ebonyi State 43 to 6 in a one-sided tie to grab the ticket in the girls category.
In the epic boys category, King Amachree Academy, Port Harcourt, Rivers State defeated their counterparts from Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Obom, Bayelsa State 30 to 20.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 3rd in the four series Conferences held
at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu, Category Manager for Beverages, Nestlé
Nigeria, Mr. Olutayo Olatunji said, “We are delighted that the MILO Secondary
Schools Basketball Championship is back after a break caused by the COVID-19
pandemic.
“At MILO, we believe that sports provide a platform to teach children
grit and help them imbibe values on their journey to success in life. This is why
we have been committed to the MILO Secondary Schools Basketball
Championship in Nigeria since 1999.”
He added that “The MILO Secondary Schools Basketball Championship will continue to provide the opportunities for developing qualities including leadership skills, ability to work in a team, perseverance, courage, self-belief, and respect in these young ones
who participate.”
Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, who was
represented by Dr. Ochi Patrick, HOD Schools at the Enugu State Ministry of
Education said, “We are delighted to be the destination of choice for the
championship and to be able to provide a befitting facility and conducive
environment with adequate security for hosting these young talents.”
“I am particularly happy to see the students and the joy the championship has
brought to them, especially the winners. The participation of youth in events like
this helps to direct their minds to productive activities and away from vices.”
The Equatorial Conference was hosted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu
from May 21 to 27.
Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Aba, Imo and Anambra and the host state, Enugu.
Winners in the male and female categories will compete with winners from the Savanna Conference, and the Central Conference, as well as the upcoming Western Conference, in the national finals at the Indoor Sports Hall of
the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos from June 25 to July 01, 2022.
Over the last two decades, the Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship has emphasized the importance of grit to teach schoolchildren vital life values such as determination, tenacity, endurance, perseverance, teamwork and self-confidence.
Action moves to the Western Conference for the last Conference of the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship. The Indoor Sports Hall of Lekan Salami
Stadium, Ibadan, is venue for this basketball fiesta, on June 3, 2022.
