14 December 2006
NIGERIA : Warriors 'Ve Blazed Trail - Ahmedu
Even without winning the FIBA African Champions Cup title, Proprietor, Dodan Warriors and chief host of the continent's biggest club competition, Col. Sam Ahmedu (Rtd), said the club has blazed the trail in the history of basketball in the country.
In a chat with Sports Champion on the first class performance of the nation's campaigner at the annual continent's basketball event, Ahmedu said irrespective of the team's position, the club has raised the nation's profile among basketball playing nations in the continent."Dodan Warriors have scored another first. The first club side in Nigeria to host the FIBA African Champions Cup for men. Nigeria may have hosted the FIBA Nations Cup, but not the African Cup Championship here in Nigeria," he said.
"We have succeeded in raising the nation's profile as a basketball playing nation. No generation will overlook the name of Dodan Warriors any day, anytime the history of basketball is recounted. What we have done is a big plus to Nigeria."
He added: "Firstly, I am happy that we succeeded in providing all the teams a level playing field to compete. Warriors are one of the teams that have shown that they are capable of lifting the trophy in the future."Every team that participated at the championship have equal opportunity to win, but the eventual champions, Petro Atletico of Angola are experienced and better side during the championship. What I'm happy for is that we're not disgraced," he said.
Dodan Warriors grabbed the third spot at the 2006 FIBA Africa Champions Cup.
The Warriors took a see-saw game against surprised semi-finalist Inter Club basketball club of Congo Brazzaville that saw the two sides exchanging leads until the Warriors finally took the game 75-66 of (23-14, 16-20, 20-19 and 16-13).
In a chat with Sports Champion on the first class performance of the nation's campaigner at the annual continent's basketball event, Ahmedu said irrespective of the team's position, the club has raised the nation's profile among basketball playing nations in the continent."Dodan Warriors have scored another first. The first club side in Nigeria to host the FIBA African Champions Cup for men. Nigeria may have hosted the FIBA Nations Cup, but not the African Cup Championship here in Nigeria," he said.
"We have succeeded in raising the nation's profile as a basketball playing nation. No generation will overlook the name of Dodan Warriors any day, anytime the history of basketball is recounted. What we have done is a big plus to Nigeria."
He added: "Firstly, I am happy that we succeeded in providing all the teams a level playing field to compete. Warriors are one of the teams that have shown that they are capable of lifting the trophy in the future."Every team that participated at the championship have equal opportunity to win, but the eventual champions, Petro Atletico of Angola are experienced and better side during the championship. What I'm happy for is that we're not disgraced," he said.
Dodan Warriors grabbed the third spot at the 2006 FIBA Africa Champions Cup.
The Warriors took a see-saw game against surprised semi-finalist Inter Club basketball club of Congo Brazzaville that saw the two sides exchanging leads until the Warriors finally took the game 75-66 of (23-14, 16-20, 20-19 and 16-13).
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