Gboko City Chiefs Are 2023 Bullet Energy Basketball Champions

Gboko City Chiefs Are 2023 Bullet Energy Basketball Champions

By Niyi Busari

Gboko City Chiefs on Friday defeated Mak Town Flyers basketball club in the final of the 2023 Bullet Energy Basketball tournament at the Mo Arena, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

The Jeff Verem-led team emerged champions after recording an impressive (90-77) at the end of the fourth quarters. With the victory, Gboko City Chiefs will smile to the bank with One Million naira (N1m) prize gift. 

After faltering in the first quarter (19-22) to the runners up, Gboko City Chiefs never looked back taking control of three other quarters (28-11, 19-21, 24-23) in the second, third and fourth quarters to claim the title. Interestingly, the champions are one of the four teams that qualified for the finals of the 2023 Nigeria Basketball (NBBF) Final Four to be held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

Haruna Friday won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award with Forty thousand naira (N40,000) prize while Umar Garba emerged the competition Top Scorer with 22 points.

Speaking after the final, the organiser elated, Sam Ogwuche said he's satisfied with the outcome of the championship adding that the competition surpassed the expectations of basketball fans who trooped in their numbers to Mo Arena. "I feel excited because it's not easy planning a competition like this. For me the objective of the competition is achieved because the winners are going to the NBBF Final Four. 

"This serves like a preparatory competition for them and of course I wish them all the luck going to Port Harcourt. As organiser we supported the winners with One Million naira as prize and we will keep supporting the team and we believe that in the subsequent editions, the prize money would be jacked up.

"We are planning a competition also for the girls. And that will come up anytime soon. The men's competition will be back in January."