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The Webber 3×3 basketball tournament in Abuja climaxed during the New Year celebrations with Hillside Elite and TVCC emerging the men and women’s winners of the event.
Hillside Elite, who had earlier beaten Warriors 7-3 in the semi-finals, defeated NBT Academy 14-4 in the final played at Jabi Shopping Mall on New Year’s Eve to win the cash prize of N250,000.
Also, TVCC, who eliminated Connect 7-5 in the semis, bagged the cash prize of N250,000 after they edged Titans Academy 6-5 in the final.
It was no surprise that Mantis emerged the most entertaining team, while Chukwuebuka Nzekwe of Cliff Ballers won the Slam Dunk contest.
The inaugural Abuja tournament featured 80 teams — 60 male and 20 female — drawn from across the FCT. It was a continuation of the spectacular event that began at the 1004 Estate, Victoria Island in December.
The large entries in the male categories meant all participating teams were classified into six groups, while the females were split into two groups.
Tournament sponsor, Opeyemi Babalola, MD /CEO, Webber Engineering Nigeria Ltd, said, “I am impressed with the level of the skills of the players here and they have all come out with full force to play and I believe that the best teams emerged the winners in both the female and male categories.”
While also applauding the large turnout of players for the tournament, the former Kwara Falcons and Dodan Warriors player said the sponsorship was Webber’s way of influencing young players positively by leading by example and showing them the right path to follow.
“We plan to do other big cities across Nigeria and definitely other locations and districts in Abuja as well. You will see us coming back. It is going to be a rotary thing and as soon as we get the required collaboration and sponsorships on board you will see us doing more of this on a weekly basis,” Babalola added.
