The final games of the 2008 season for the AKOFA Ivy League will hold in Lagos today. The league, which is specialised for the private secondary schools in Lagos and immediate environs, will hold at the Avi-Cenna International School in Ikeja GRA. The competition, which is organised by AKOFA Sports Company with approval from the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), is holding in its ninth season.
The Chief Executive Officer of AKOFA John Bimbo Faniran, who is also the President of the Nigeria Basketball Supporters Club (The Hoopers), told THISDAYSports that he expected this year’s finals to be the most exciting going by the level of improvement – technically, by the teams and the acquisition of a brand new indoor venue for the event.
The matches were usually played in an advanced out door court until this year when hosts Avi-Cenna built an indoor arena for the competition. Indeed the entire school structure was practically pulled down and rebuilt to accommodate the basketball hall deep within the courtyard.
The semi finals games held through Thursday. In some of the matches Indian School defeated Atlantic Hall 21-14 in the Girls category while Avi-Cenna International School defeated American International School 53-44 to book a place in the finals of the Boys event.
The final event is billed to start at about 1pm with the junior boys and girls events. These matches will herald the final matches in both categories for the schools.
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