Basketball promoter, Igoche Mark, partners ABU to support young players
A leading basketball promoter, Mr. Igoche Mark, is seeking collaboration with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) to provide scholarship opportunities for basketball players seeking tertiary education. He made this known during a courtesy visit to ABU’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed, to discuss potential partnerships in supporting basketball development. Mark emphasized the need to combine education […]
A leading basketball promoter, Mr. Igoche Mark, is seeking collaboration with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) to provide scholarship opportunities for basketball players seeking tertiary education.
He made this known during a courtesy visit to ABU’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed, to discuss potential partnerships in supporting basketball development.
Mark emphasized the need to combine education and sports, highlighting ABU’s exemplary role in offering scholarships to basketball players.
“This university has continued to lead in terms of scholarships to basketball players. I am glad other universities have now started following your footsteps,” he said.
Citing Nile University in Abuja as an example, Mark expressed gratitude for ABU’s efforts in promoting basketball and pledged to continue supporting young players through education.
“Education remains the appropriate foundation for anyone because it helps secure the future. We want to see how we can increase the number of basketball players on scholarships in this great institution,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Professor Ahmed appreciated Mark’s consistent efforts in promoting basketball, noting his significant contributions to the sport.
“I appreciate you for taking time to support basketball. You are the future. In fact, you are the present. The confusion around basketball is too much and it’s unnecessary; basketball is more than a physical sport, there’s big business of entertainment around it,” he said.
The VC also expressed ABU’s willingness to support programmes initiated by Mark, citing the need for unity among stakeholders to drive basketball development.