By ADO SALISU
The basketball teams of Rumfa College and Ahmadiyya College have emerged victorious in this year’s Kano State final of the Nestlé Milo Inter-Secondary Schools Basketball Championship.
The eagerly anticipated state final, which saw the participation of more than 110 secondary schools, was held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Sani Abacha Sports Complex, Kofar Mata, Kano.
The event featured intense competition, dazzling plays, and a display of emerging talent from young athletes across the state, highlighting the rising standard of grassroots basketball in Kano.
With their impressive victories, Rumfa College and Ahmadiyya College will now represent Kano State at the Zonal Savannah Conference, where they will compete against champions from eleven other states for a place in the national finals of the tournament in Lagos.
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The 36 state and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja secondary schools are to expected to compete in four Conferences in Kano, Asaba in Delta state. Ibadan, Oyo state and the FCT, Abuja, while the final stage of the championship will take place in Lagos.
Rumfa College basketball team defeated it’s Ahmadiyya counterpart 36-8 points (5-4, 10-0, 10-0, and 11-8) in the boys category while Ahmadiyya College whitewash Army Day Secondary school, Bukavu 39-10 points (7-2, 6-4, 7-4 and 19-0) in an interesting encounter in the girls category.
Speaking shortly after the finals, the coach of Rumfa, Umar Muhammad Bala Gandu and his counterpart from Ahmadiyya, Abubakar Rabilu Ammani have applauded the performance of their players, urging them to sustain the tempo especially during the forthcoming Savannah Conference scheduled to hold from May 6th to 13rd, 2026 in Kano.
In their separate remarks, the representative of Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) Rabiu Abdu Boss and the head of schools sports of the the state ministry of education, Malam Kabiru Shehu have expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the participants.
Malam Kabiru Shehu however, said that the school sports section of the state ministry has conclude plans to hold a meeting with the winners’ head coaches with a view to ensure representative schools excel in the upcoming Savannah Conference and the national finals in Lagos later in the year.
They commended the Kano state government, NSSF and sponsors, Nestle Milo company for their commitment towards the development of the game across the country.
Highlights of the event included the presentation of trophies to the champions, Rumfa College and Ahmadiyya College, by Malam Rabiu Abdu Boss, the representative of the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF), in a ceremony that celebrated their outstanding achievements.
