18 June 2013
NIGERIA : Dodan Warriors Maintain DSTV League Lead With Customs Win
Dodan Warriors trounced Customs of Lagos 73-47 and 63- 60 in their two-legged encounter on Friday and Sunday respectively in their Atlantic Conference matches in Lagos to maintain leadership of the DSTV Men's Basketball League.
Speaking yesterday against the backdrop of the victory, Coach Peter Ahmedu said that his players' discipline was yielding good results in the ongoing DStv Men's Premier Basketball League.
Ahmedu said in Lagos that his team was underrated when the 2012/2013 season started, but that their approach had made them a force to reckon with.
Dodan Warriors are now the first of eight teams in the Atlantic Conference league table with 12 wins and 4 losses so far in the three month-old competition
"I thank God for how we have been turning out good results in our weekly matches. I am happy with my players' level of commitment and professionalism. They make my work complete.
"My players take to instructions and play according to how we plan; their execution of every game plan on the court is a justification of how prepared they are.
"We hope to continue like this as we intend to make the final four of the Atlantic Conference," Ahmedu said.
However, Coach Scot Nnaji of Customs said that his players lost the last game due to lack of concentration.
He said there were some matches that they would win and some they would lose, but that a team would go into every game hoping to win.
"We lost to a better team; they are disciplined and highly competitive. We came back stronger in the second leg hoping to pick one of the two-leg encounters.
"We will go into our coming matches with a lot of seriousness as the season is gradually dragging to the period where teams would strive hard for points," Nnaji said.
Customs are currently occupying the sixth position with six wins and 10 losses.
In the other matches played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos on Sunday, Police Baton defeated city rivals Lagos Islanders 67-61.
Police Baton was able to turn around their initial loss to Islanders 76-80 on Friday in their first leg encounter.
However, Police Baton is currently last in the conference, recording just four wins and 12 losses.
Speaking yesterday against the backdrop of the victory, Coach Peter Ahmedu said that his players' discipline was yielding good results in the ongoing DStv Men's Premier Basketball League.
Ahmedu said in Lagos that his team was underrated when the 2012/2013 season started, but that their approach had made them a force to reckon with.
Dodan Warriors are now the first of eight teams in the Atlantic Conference league table with 12 wins and 4 losses so far in the three month-old competition
"I thank God for how we have been turning out good results in our weekly matches. I am happy with my players' level of commitment and professionalism. They make my work complete.
"My players take to instructions and play according to how we plan; their execution of every game plan on the court is a justification of how prepared they are.
"We hope to continue like this as we intend to make the final four of the Atlantic Conference," Ahmedu said.
However, Coach Scot Nnaji of Customs said that his players lost the last game due to lack of concentration.
He said there were some matches that they would win and some they would lose, but that a team would go into every game hoping to win.
"We lost to a better team; they are disciplined and highly competitive. We came back stronger in the second leg hoping to pick one of the two-leg encounters.
"We will go into our coming matches with a lot of seriousness as the season is gradually dragging to the period where teams would strive hard for points," Nnaji said.
Customs are currently occupying the sixth position with six wins and 10 losses.
In the other matches played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos on Sunday, Police Baton defeated city rivals Lagos Islanders 67-61.
Police Baton was able to turn around their initial loss to Islanders 76-80 on Friday in their first leg encounter.
However, Police Baton is currently last in the conference, recording just four wins and 12 losses.
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