Organisers of the just-concluded Webber 3×3 Basketball Championship, Webber Hoops and Courts, have disclosed their intention to facilitate the construction of basketball courts across the country.Kingsmen defeated White Fire by 14 to nine points to win the one-day 3×3 Webber Basketball Championship held on Sunday at the 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos.Speaking at the end of the championship, MD/CEO, Webber Hoops and Courts Engineering Limited, Opeyemi Babalola, said the event is aimed at promoting basketball and take it to the same level as football and also create an atmosphere to show Nigerians that te sport could be played in any open space like football.“Apart from organising basketball events and identifying talents, Webber Hoops and Courts is also using the event to also show Nigerians that we construct basketball courts at all levels, including permanent or mobile courts.“When I was based in Angola, I discovered one major secret why the country is doing well in basketball and the game is rated as a major sport more than football is because there are courts at every location in the country.“When I came back to Nigeria, I decided to start the business of constructing basketball courts.
For basketball to grow in Nigeria to the same level with football, we need to encourage the construction of courts everywhere.“Because of space constraint, we also create mobile courts, which can be used in any available space temporarily or permanently.
So, organisations, schools, churches, mosques, among others that want to organise basketball tournaments can use mobile courts for such events.“This initiative will help to promote the growth of basketball in Nigeria at all levels,” he said.On the 3×3 Webber Basketball