11 August 2014
NIGERIA : Nestle Milo Schools Basketball Tourney Gets Synthetic Turf
The installation of the facilities for the Nestle Milo Secondary
Schools Basketball Championship has started at the indoor sport hall of
the National Stadium in Lagos.
The facility, which is said to be of international standard, has a synthetic surface and two uprights made of Hydra Fibre Glass.
According to the engineer handling the project, Mr. Chris Nomigo, the facility for the 16th Nestle Milo Basketball Championship is the best in the country.
He added: "It is the latest in the game and makes players less prone to injuries. The synthetic surface also has a good grip."
The qualifiers for these finals had emerged from keenly contested qualifiers held in four different zones across the country over a period of three months.
Some of the qualified schools are Dutse Model International School and Government Girls Secondary School, Gwawaran, both from Jigawa State, St Augustine Seminary, Ezzamgbo of Ebonyi State; Osadennis High School, Asaba and West End Mixed Secondary School, Bayelsa State.
Others are St. Jude's Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Jesus College, Oturkpo, Government Girls Secondary School Gboko and CAC Grammar School, Akure.
Henson Demonstration Group of Schools Benin, Ilupeju Grammar School, Lagos and Yejide Girls Secondary School, Ibadan, complete the list of finalists.
The facility, which is said to be of international standard, has a synthetic surface and two uprights made of Hydra Fibre Glass.
According to the engineer handling the project, Mr. Chris Nomigo, the facility for the 16th Nestle Milo Basketball Championship is the best in the country.
He added: "It is the latest in the game and makes players less prone to injuries. The synthetic surface also has a good grip."
The qualifiers for these finals had emerged from keenly contested qualifiers held in four different zones across the country over a period of three months.
Some of the qualified schools are Dutse Model International School and Government Girls Secondary School, Gwawaran, both from Jigawa State, St Augustine Seminary, Ezzamgbo of Ebonyi State; Osadennis High School, Asaba and West End Mixed Secondary School, Bayelsa State.
Others are St. Jude's Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Jesus College, Oturkpo, Government Girls Secondary School Gboko and CAC Grammar School, Akure.
Henson Demonstration Group of Schools Benin, Ilupeju Grammar School, Lagos and Yejide Girls Secondary School, Ibadan, complete the list of finalists.
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