Milo Basketball Championship Central Conference ends in Ilorin as Benue and FCT Win

 

Funmilola Oyewole – Category Development Manager, Nestlé Nigeria PLC addressing participants of the Central Conference of the 22^nd Milo Basketball Championship at the Ilorin Township Stadium.

Akpur College, Gboko, Benue State and Government Secondary School, Karu, 

FCT have emerged champions in the girls and boys categories respectively at the 

Central Conference of the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball 

Championship.

In the girls category, Akpur College, Gboko, Benue State defeated their Queen 

Amina College, Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna State counterparts 35 to 31 to emerge 

champions while the boys from Government Secondary School, Karu, FCT 

outclassed their Father O’Conel Science College, Minna, Niger State opponents 

34 to 23 in a thrilling encounter.

Speaking on this 2

nd of the four series Conferences, Category Manager for 

Beverages, Nestlé Nigeria, Mr. Olutayo Olatunji said, “At MILO, we believe that 

through participation in sports, children learn grit and imbibe values that help 

them on their journey to success in life. We are therefore committed to the MILO 

Secondary Schools Basketball Championship in Nigeria. We are delighted that we 

are able to return the Championship after a break caused by the COVID-19 

pandemic”. 

“Let me use this opportunity to reiterate our commitment to developing talents, 

enforcing healthier lifestyle, and instilling values and lessons for success in life 

through this Championship. The MILO Secondary Schools Basketball 

Championship will continue to provide the opportunities for developing qualities 

including leadership skills, ability to work in a team, perseverance, courage, self￾belief, and respect in these young ones who participate. We are grateful to our 

partners – the Nigeria Schools Sports Federation (NSSF) and the National 

Collegiate Sports Foundation (NCSF) for their support over the last 22 editions”.

The Chairman of the Kwara State sports council Bolakale Adisa Mogaji, who was 

special guest at the Conference finale said “I am a beneficiary of MILO sports 

development in Nigeria myself. I participated in the now rested MILO Squash 

Championship in Lagos many years ago. MILO Secondary Schools Basketball 

Championship is a very good development for all basketball players. As these 

students have gathered from different states for a bigger competition, they will 

be encouraged to take the sport more seriously and enjoy all the benefits of 

playing and participating. We thank MILO for continuing to be a pillar of spots in 

Nigeria.”

The Central Conference was hosted at the Ilorin Township Stadium in the Kwara 

State capital from the 14

th to 20th of May 2022. The States that make up this 

Conference are Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau and host Kwara. Others are Benue, 

Kebbi, Kaduna, Sokoto and the F.C.T (Abuja). The Champions in both the male 

and female categories of this Conference will compete with winners from the 

Savanna Conference held in Kano from the 7th to 13th of May as well as the other 

two future Conferences – Equatorial Conference, Enugu: 21st - 27th May and

Western Conferences, Ibadan: 28th May - 3rd June in the national final at the 

indoor sports hall of the national stadium in Surulere, Lagos from June 25 to July 

01, 2022.

For over 2 decades, MILO has emphasised the importance of grit to teach 

schoolchildren vital life values such as determination, tenacity, endurance, 

perseverance, teamwork and self-confidence, using the Milo Secondary Schools 

Basketball Championship as a platform 

Nestlé will continue to support grassroot sports development in Nigeria in line 

with its purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for 

everyone today and for generations to come.

The next Conference of the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball 

Championship - Equatorial Conference - will take place in Enugu from 21st - 27th 

May 2022.

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