Over 34 Abuja teams in Webber’s 3×3 basketball tourney

Basketball

Over 34 teams are participating in the ongoing Webber’s 3×3 Christmas Basketball Tournament, which ends this weekend at the Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja.

It is the second and final phase of the tournament, which began last week at Abuja Life Camp and according to the chief organiser/CEO of WebberHoops and Courts, Opeyemi Babalola (also known as Mr Webber), the competition has put a welcomed pressure on his committee, which shows that more people are aware of what they are doing for the sport.

“Our desire is to get as many people as possible playing professional or leisure basketball in Nigeria. And so, when we get high number of people showing up even with the short notice, I am excited. It is quite a pressure to run this event in the two days left, but it is positive wahala, if I may put it that way, and I like it.”

The first phase of the competition began last week at the Abuja Life Camp from where two semifinalists emerged.

The event named the Abuja City Slam Quest continues on Saturday at the Jabi Lake Mall from about 10.00 a.m.
Two teams from the Jabi Lake Mall contest will join Magic Ballers and TNT 1 for the Final Four competition.

The Lagos show held at the 1004 Estate in Victoria Island was seen as a blockbuster but experts of the game believe the holiday season will help create a bigger atmosphere at the Jabi Lake area as the Abuja residents are already keeping tabs on the competition. There will be slam dunk competitions with lots of music and other forms of entertainment.

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