Chris Maduewesi
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About 100,000 students took part in this year's edition of the Nestlé MILO Secondary Schools Basketball championship.
The event which started from the state preliminaries up to the regional finals, will climax next weekend in Lagos.
This year's finals will be coming up from 1st to 6th of December at the indoor sports complex of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The winner of this year championship will represent Nigeria at the World Schools Basketball Championship taking place in Linigoes, France from 17th to 25th April 2015.
Meanwhile, the top 50 camp will take place immediately after the finals, starting from 7 – 10 December.
A team of coaches from the NBA will be on ground to tutor the players selected.
Coach of NBA franchise, Toronto Raptors, Patrick Engelbretch will lead the consortium of coaches to Nigeria.
Speaking about the event, Category Business Manager of Nestlé, Doja Ekeruche reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the development of basketball and raising the quality of the game in the country.
The event which started from the state preliminaries up to the regional finals, will climax next weekend in Lagos.
This year's finals will be coming up from 1st to 6th of December at the indoor sports complex of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The winner of this year championship will represent Nigeria at the World Schools Basketball Championship taking place in Linigoes, France from 17th to 25th April 2015.
Meanwhile, the top 50 camp will take place immediately after the finals, starting from 7 – 10 December.
A team of coaches from the NBA will be on ground to tutor the players selected.
Coach of NBA franchise, Toronto Raptors, Patrick Engelbretch will lead the consortium of coaches to Nigeria.
Speaking about the event, Category Business Manager of Nestlé, Doja Ekeruche reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the development of basketball and raising the quality of the game in the country.
