Former veteran sports turned basketball administartor, Charles Arubi is a happy man over the performance of his team, Delta Force basketball club of Asaba in the Atlantic Conference of the Nigeria Premier League.
Though the Lateef Erinfolami tutored Asaba based Force failed to make it to the playoff falling short by head-to-head disadvantage rule to former league champion, Islanders basketball club of Lagos, the chairman of the Delta State Basketball Association said he is happy that his wards were not disgraced in a conference that feature some of the best clubsides in the country.
Delta Force rounded off its season with a 59-54 points victory over Customs Friday at the sports hall of the Asaba Township Stadium to finish fifth on the six teams table of the more competitive Atlantic Conference with a promise to take the league by surprise next season.
Speaking recently in Lagos when he led his team out against Dodan Warriors in the week-nine pairing, Arubi said, "I am satisfied with the performance of theentire team, the players and their coaching crew, they have proved a point that Delta Force is a force to reckon with in the Nigeria league and we as an association, we shall do everything within our power to make more impact next season by not just playing robost basketball but picking one of the playoffs slot in the conference.
Arubi who double as the coordiantor of Basketball For Peace in Delta State and deputy coordinator in the whole of Nigeria says his aim is to plant basketball court in all nooks and cranies of the Oil rich state in order to keep the youths busy.
"Part of my plan as the coordinator of Basketball for Peace in Delta State is to see more youth take to the court instead of fighting the authority and multinational oil companies in the state and make a career out of the sport that have many a household name in the world", Arubi stated.
Published: 2006-06-10 15:06:16
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