ASPAC Basketball Club and Energie Basketball Club of Benin Republic, and two Ghanaian teams, Customs Braves and Spintex Knights, are set to feature in the Louis Edem West Africa Basketball Championship billed to hold at the National Stadium Indoor Hall, Lagos, from March 31 to April 7.
The tournament, put together by Louis Edem Foundation, was initially set to hold in Abuja to open up the tournament to the Savannah Conference teams in the Nigeria Premier League in the Northern Region. But, according to the organisers, it was moved to Lagos to accommodate teams participating in international championships.
Reigning champions, Rivers Hoopers, 2022 champions, Kwara Falcons, Lagos Raptors, Lagos Legends, Comets, and Hoops and Read are among the Nigerian clubs that will feature in the tournament.
Speaking on the championship, founder/president of Louis Edem Foundation, Louis Edem emphasised the foundation’s commitment to invest N100 million over the next five years to develop grassroots basketball in Nigeria.
“We are in the second year of our N100 million commitment to develop basketball in Nigeria and support the efforts of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to grow the game.
“Come March 31, 2024, the battle line will be drawn for past winners Rivers Hoopers and Kwara to contest another West African basketball title alongside other challengers at the Louis Edem tourney,” he said.
