The 7th Ajanah Annual Basketball Championship officially started in Okene on Friday as 10 men’s teams and two women’s teams out of the 21 local government areas in Kogi State slugged it out as 2019 winds down.
Omala local government showed superiority over their counterpart from Kabba local government area as they recorded a 52-26 points win to start their campaign on a high note.
The match between Kogi and Dekina local government area ended in favour of Dekina which ran away with a 37-20 points win.
Although, it was a low scoring game, it was all about Mustapha Oyebanji who shone brightly with 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Despite the spirited attempts of Babatunde Bolaji for Ajaokuta local government area with 16 points and 4 rebounds, it was not enough to rescue his side from losing 36-40 points against Adavi local government area.
Okene local government area made good use of their home advantage as hostilities raged on between teams at the Okene Club, venue of the Ajanah Annual Basketball Basketball Championship.
Courtesy of the 11 points of Dare Austin and combined efforts of David Edward and Mathias John who scored 9 points each, the host local government area earned a deserved win 40-31 points.
Ogori local government area also recorded their first win of the championship with a 41-30 points scoreline against Idah local government area.
Games will continue on Sunday with the competition expected to end on Monday.
