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Pre-season competition
Enzo Amuele
The first-ever Vivo/UBC basketball tournament has come to an end, with University of Namibia (Unam) Wolves and Dream Team winning the tournament.
The competition consisted of 26 matches, which took place at the Unam main campus gym hall.
The tournament was proudly sponsored by Vivo Energy, with a floating trophy, medals and N$10 000 for the first place winners in both the men’s and women’s categories, and similarly, N$5 000 for the second place winners.
The tournament also had a very special prize, the most valuable player, which went to Allan Nghixulifwa and Ndapandula Haufiku.
Nghixulifwa was grateful to have won the male most valuable player award.
“I have never seen such as large crowd at a basketball event, and I think this was one of the motivating factors that contributed to me playing well,” he said.
Nghixulifwa lauded the main sponsor, Vivo Energy, for coming on board, and the organisers of the tournament.
Louise Kato, finance director at Vivo Energy, said the initiative was aimed at helping to kickstart basketball after Covid-19.
“We have come on board to help boost basketball and assist to bring it back to where it is supposed to be, and we are dedicated to sponsoring this tournament annually,” she said.
The first-ever Vivo/UBC basketball tournament has come to an end, with University of Namibia (Unam) Wolves and Dream Team winning the tournament.
The competition consisted of 26 matches, which took place at the Unam main campus gym hall.
The tournament was proudly sponsored by Vivo Energy, with a floating trophy, medals and N$10 000 for the first place winners in both the men’s and women’s categories, and similarly, N$5 000 for the second place winners.
The tournament also had a very special prize, the most valuable player, which went to Allan Nghixulifwa and Ndapandula Haufiku.
Nghixulifwa was grateful to have won the male most valuable player award.
“I have never seen such as large crowd at a basketball event, and I think this was one of the motivating factors that contributed to me playing well,” he said.
Nghixulifwa lauded the main sponsor, Vivo Energy, for coming on board, and the organisers of the tournament.
Louise Kato, finance director at Vivo Energy, said the initiative was aimed at helping to kickstart basketball after Covid-19.
“We have come on board to help boost basketball and assist to bring it back to where it is supposed to be, and we are dedicated to sponsoring this tournament annually,” she said.
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