Basketball: US Based Coach, Iduwe Optimistic To Harness Kids Talents In Edo









Basketball: US Based  Coach, Iduwe Optimistic To Harness Kids Talents In Edo

Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin


A US based Osaheni Fred Iduwe, one of the Organisers of the New Hope Basketball Championship is really optimistic to harness the talent of kids in Edo state to make them self reliance.

He made the statements in Benin city when briefing journalists after the end of the SWAN Congress, at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, said their aims is to develop creative  minds and transform  more lives. 


Osaheni Fred asserted that their main idea is to bring all the kids that have talent, that  some of them may not have the talent to go to America.

He said what they do is to  give them pathway  for them to be able to establish themselves here in Nigeria. He stated that their inspiration in organising is to take the youngsters off social vices and channel their energies to positive a direction.

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He posited:“Our idea of new hope is more than Basketball. Our idea of new hope goes beyond Basketball. We do vocational studies as well. We teach kids how to become better people. How to respect themselves and how to move the nation forward. 


“Our slogan is we develop minds and we transform lives. Our main idea is we bring all the kids that have talent some of them may not have the talent to go to America but we give them pathway forward for them to be able to establish themselves here in Nigeria.”

Contributing, Coach Umoru Victor, member, Nigeria Basketball Federation Technical Committee called on well meaning Nigerians and Edolites to support the initiative “because it is a whole lot of workload. Be that as it may we are thanking the Edo State Government especially the Chairman of the State Sports Commission(Yusuf Alli) having provided the facility(venue) and support.”

In his remarks, the Rivers State based Coach, Henry Fubura Onyanabo, who is an assistant coach of the national team, D’Tigers, agreed to the fact that the competition is timely, as it will serve to engage the youngsters positively and keep them off the streets. 



"The competition, which have 12 participating teams spread across the country made up of eight male and four female teams, ended a two day camping and clinic programme on Wednesday with the competition proper commencing on Thursday morning(4th April) and ending on Sunday, April 7th."

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