2022 OBN Hoop Summit Kicks Off

The a lot talked about second version of the Structured Basketball Community (OBN) Hoop Summit commenced on Saturday at the OBN Academy, Ajah, Lagos.

The a person-week opposition which will close on Saturday, 8 August 2022, will see 6 teams and around 50 gamers participate.

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Present at the opening day of the competitors had been founder of OBN and former NBA star Obinna Ekezie and Senior Specific Assistant on Schooling to the Governor of Lagos Point out, Adetola Salau.

And in the initially activity that was resolved in the opening working day, OBN Elite defeated The Long term 92 points to 54.

Talking at the 1st day of the tournament, Ekezie expressed his delight for this year’s summit.

“We are extremely enthusiastic to have the second version of the OBN Hoop Summit 2022, the to start with one was held previous yr and it was a substantial good results. So we are just continuing this match and from the to start with video game you can see that the excellent of the recreation is much better than past calendar year.


Obinna Ekezie, OBN Academy founder

“This calendar year we have the United States Consulate as our spouse of the tournament. This just presents this kids the opportunity to showcase their expertise, give them the opportunity to display how they’ve made for the past yr.

“The aim for us is to aid this youngsters get scholarships to go to the United States possibly to superior faculty and additional their education and learning in school. We are seriously enthusiastic about the option we are supplying to this little ones, we are definitely blessed.

“We have 6 teams participating ideal now and just about every groups possibly have about 12 players so at least 48 to 50 gamers.

“This tournament is getting seen by superior faculty coaches in America, higher education coaches in The united states. The purpose is to give them the chance to be observed and hopefully they get a scholarship to further more their education in superior faculty and get a very good fiscal backing.

Ekezie additional:“For this year’s version the talent stage is a great deal superior. The for a longer period we go the more the young children get the possibility to train, improve far better and make improvements to their capabilities, the high-quality of the sport is considerably much better this 12 months.

“We expect great efficiency from the teams, we hope them to conduct effectively. We are anticipating each and every participant to do the ideal they can, engage in inside their competencies and incorporate worth to the crew with any luck , they can gain some video games

“We are just supporting them in conditions of logistics. The aim for us is to make confident these youngsters get scholarships and that would be the prize for them.“

He went to discuss on the OBN Academy summer camp.

“This is a summer months period of time and most of the young children are out of faculty so we are working our summertime camp which commenced in early June and will conclude in early first week in September.

“We have a lot of little ones that appear right here every day to boost their capabilities and that’s the following generation of youngsters that will arrive into our programme.”

And in accordance to Salau:“I’m right here as a guardian who is encouraging basketball in Nigeria. I really imagine it is a way for us to encourage the collaborative and important considering of our pupils.


Adetola Salau

“This is an avenue to have our learners travel and have income for scholarships and introduce to all varieties of programmes overseas. So I love programmes like this and I adore to arrive and view and stimulate the pupils.

“What we have been executing is generating extra associations with personal sector organisations. Very last 12 months we had basketball tournament wherever people like myself, political assist to the governor, we all-around to our grassroots communities and brought out our youthful types from junior and senior secondary and experienced tournaments all throughout Lagos.

“So I’m hoping we will be possessing far more programmes like that and inspire additional organisations to appear and spouse.

“OBN is a great programme. I have been right here with them for 1 calendar year and I feel in the vision and what they’ve accomplished so significantly.“

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