BY Remi Sulola
Kano Pillars and Gombe Bulls have qualified for the 2017 FIBA Africa Club Championship.
The two Nigerian clubs will represent the zone in Tunisia.
Both sides qualified after emerging the best in a competition hosted by the Nigeria Basketball Federation from November 11 to 18 in Lagos.
Kano Pillars were unbeaten in the five games played against Gombe Bulls, ASPAC of Benin Republic, Civil Defence of Abuja, Mark Mentors of Abuja and Customs of Ghana.
Bulls, on the other hand, only lost a game to their arch rival, Kano Pillars, beating other clubs to lay claim to the second slot and claim their ticket to the finals for the first time in their history.
Pillars’ Abdul Yahaya emerged the most valuable player and one of the tournament’s best five players.
Abubakar Usman, who had a sterling outing during the competition, was also named a member of the top five players alongside Customs’ captain, Baniba Dodzi.
Mark Mentors’ Victor Ocheibi, Bulls’ Kator Gar completed the list
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