The Federal University of Technology, Minna basketball team has painted
the on-going Nigerian Universities Games (NUGA) red with their
mesmerising skills and dexterity. The coach Abubakar Aliyu-tutored team
have dominated the basketball event with an impeccable record of six
wins from six matches and have been tipped by pundits to clinch the gold
medal.
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The team defeated the host university's team 55-51 in a keenly contested
opener and continued their dominance with an emphatic 45-14 win over
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. This was
followed up with a 62- 34 win over University of Jos team boasting some
dexterous hands while University of Ibadan fell 52-23.The team went on
to trounce Benson Idahosa University 62-26 and out-dunked Niger Delta
University 34-27 to complete their superlative unbeaten run in the group
stage. The team lost 37-32 to University of Lagos in the semi final and
defeated Obafemi Awolowo University OAU 51/40 to clinch another bronze
medal for Team FUTMINNA.
As at press time, Team FUTMINNA has won five bronze medals in three
different sports. The institution’s first medal was won by Ibrahim Saidu
Aisha, a 400 level student of Science Education in Taekwondo (Heavy
weight category) while Urenna Obioma (500 SVG dept) and Loveth Agu (500
level Animal Production dept) also won bronze in Badminton mixed
doubles. Sekina Teniola Bello (a 400 level Chemistry dept student)
clinched the team's third bronze medal in taekwondo (Bantam category).
It would be recalled that Team FUTMinna departed Minna, Niger State for
the 24th NUGA, holding at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Osun State on Wednesday, February 12, 2014.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji,
FNSBMB was on ground to bid the athletes and officials farewell. In his
speech, Prof. Akanji urged the athletes to be good ambassadors of the
institution by obeying the rules and regulations of the Games and making
the university proud at the event.
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