Budding players from across the northern region have been given opportunity to learn basketball from some of the best coaches in the game and in an atmosphere devoid of distractions.
The setting is the Noah Dallaji Legacy U-17 Basketball Tournament, which is aimed at discovering new talents and giving them opportunity to learn from icons of the game.
Popular entertainment icon, AY, is the host of the competition, which also has such musical idols as Yemi Alade, Reekado Banks, Dija and Mr. P. slated to perform on the closing day tomorrow.Supported by African Children Talent Discovery Foundation , the event, according to the organisers, will afford youths of the northern geopolitical zone the opportunity to learn new tricks and how to manage their game in face of challenges associated with the sport.
Dallaji noted the challenges youths face in developing their talents, but assured that the ACTDF will continue to provide the platform for such talented young people to realise their ambition if they are determined to do so.
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