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Basketball
Dutse, Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) Government Unity Secondary School (GUSS) Ringim and Government Unity Secondary School (GUSS) Gwaram, would represent Jigawa in the national finals of Milo Basketball Competition in Lokoja.
Malam Hassan Idris, the Sports Coordinator, Jigawa Ministry of Education, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Thursday.
Idris said GUSS Ringim would participate in the male category, while GUSS Gwaram would participate in the female category.
He explained that GUSS Ringim beat Government Unity Secondary School Hadejia 35-19 in the opening game in the male category, while GUSS Gwaram beat Government Unity Secondary School Suletankarkar 13-20 in the female category.
The sports coordinator said that the two winning schools would represent the state in Lokoja, Kogi State in the final between March 5 and March 11.
The opening game was played at Dutse Sports Complex in Dutse.
Mr Muhammad Rabi’u, the Chief Coach of GUSS Gwaram, expressed hope that his team would win the finals.
Rabi’u, therefore, urged the school authority and state government to assist the students for them to perform well and win. (NAN)
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Edited by Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu