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Lagos emerges as 2024 Betking Wheelchair Basketball League

Posted : 23 May 2024

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Lagos' wheelchair basketball team has emerged as the champion of the inaugural 2024 Betking Wheelchair Basketball League in Abuja.


Lagos defeated Oyo 43-33 to win the first edition of the fantastic final four.


The final match, played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, saw the Lagos team win all quarters of the final match.


They beat Oyo in the first quarter 15-13, and with a five-point difference in the second quarter 25-20.


In the third quarter, they defeated Oyo 33-26 and in the last quarter 43-33.


Speaking after the match, Michael Owoyele, the coach of the Lagos team, said their target was to win the league.


“We were devoted to the game, we trained together before the competition.


“We played as a team, we were not selfish with the ball, we communicated with each other.


“We defeated Oyo in the Atlantic conference and in the final match, but I must confess, Oyo also has a set of good players on their team.


“We were determined to win the league and wanted to make Lagos proud,” he said.


Kafayat Ogbara, a member of the House of Representatives from Lagos, expressed happiness over the victory of the team.


“I am so delighted to be here today to support my constituents because some of them are from my constituency.


“I congratulate the team for their efforts, their hard work, for their resilience, and their determination.


“I knew they were going to win, I trusted the team, and I believe in them and I congratulate Lagos state for this victory,” she said.


Kwara also defeated Kano 39-7 in the third-place match to finish third.


Lagos won N500,000, Oyo N300,000, while Kwara, finishing third, won N200,000 as prize money.


The 2024 Betking Wheelchair Basketball League fantastic final four, which started on Monday, ended on Wednesday.

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