Edo 2020: Team Rivers B’ Ball Set To Compete Favourably

The Rivers State Basketball Association says it is working hard to ensure that the team compete favourably with it’s counterparts in other parts of the country at the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) christened “Edo 2020” scheduled to hold next month in Edo State.
One of the state Basketball Coaches, Dagogo Okumgba disclosed this, yesterday during an exclusive interview with Tidesports in Port Harcourt.
According to him, the team has continued to train for the task ahead in order to be in good shape and as well compete competently when the Fiesta eventually gets underway.
He noted that the team was among team sports that qualified from the South-South Zonal Elimination events for the “Edo 2020” festival, saying that the team is physically and has all it takes to perform well when the chips are down.
He however, explained that they (team) are yet to go into camping as they a- wait  directive from the ministry of sports to go ahead.
“We are waiting for a go ahead from the state government to go into camping to further fortify our preparation made so far ahead the NSF,” Coach Dagogo Okumgba said.
He urged the athletes to remain focused, not relent in their efforts to compete with honour and do the state proud at the 20th National Sports Festival come March.
“My advice, the athletes should keep training with diligence, and ensure that they work hard to achieve their target of bring glory to the state. The bottom line is to succeed,  hard work pays and it is the reward for every good work,” Coach Okumgba added.