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Nestlé Nigeria –22 years of Grassroots Sports Development

The finalists include Government Secondary School, Numan, Adamawa State; Akpur
DavidHall College, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos State; Government Girls Secondary School,
Championship at a press conference. The draws to determine the pattern of play at the
College, Gboko, Benue State; St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State;
been at the forefront of grassroots sports development in Nigeriathrough the Nestlé
Nestlé has announced the 2022 finals of MILO Secondary Schools’ Basketball
In the boy’s category areDutse Model International Secondary School, Jigawa State;
The Championship started this year with over 10,000 teams participating at the State
male and female categories.
Bukavu, Kano State; and Queen Amina College, Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna State in the girls’
category.
MILO Secondary Schools’ Basketball Championship. We continue to do our utmost to
During the press conference, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Obom,
Rivers State;Topfield College, Ajugunle, Apapa, Lagos;Victorroti Private Secondary
help shape a healthier and happier generation of Nigerians by encouraging them to
preliminaries. The winners from the first stage went on to the Regional Conference
Bayelsa State.
participate in sporting activities. MILO Basketball Championship also provides a platform
finals were also held during the event. Twelve teams will play in the finals: six each in the
Nestlé Nigeria PLC, Mr. Wassim El-Husseini said “For over two decades now, Nestlé has
Government Secondary School, Karu, FCT;King Amachree Academy, Port Harcourt,
stage where the finalists who will play in the National Finale emerged.
to help children imbibe values that set the right foundation for their future. They learn grit -perseverance through hardship, courage to overcome fear, ability to work in a
PLC deserves all the accolades for maintaining the sponsorship of this event.”
(NSSF), who also spoke at the press conference said,”This Championship continues to
Also speaking at the press conference, the Category Manager-Beverages, Nestlé Nigeria
of the success of the MILO Basketball Championship for these 22 editions -the Nigerian
According to the National President of the Nigeria Schools’ Sports Federation, Olabisi
disciplinethe body and mind.We thank our long-standing partners who have been part
promoting basketball in schools.”She said further, “Every year, our schoolboys and girls
The draws grouped the six teams in the girls’ and boys’ categories eachinto groups ‘A’
Mr. Lanre Balogun, Executive Secretary of the National Collegiate Sports Foundation
in Nigeria and the creation of a bright future for young people by supporting and
team, self-belief, respect, and leadership.”
Ikoyi,Lagos State,Government Secondary School, Numan, Adamawa StateandAkpur
grow from strength to strength, thanks to the commitment of our sponsors, Nestlé Nigeria
Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna State will play in group ‘A’, while David Hall College, Obalende,
Schools Sports Federation (NSSF), the National Collegiate Sports Foundation (NCSF)”.
PLC, Mr. Olutayo Olatunji said “The MILO Basketball Championship now brings together
organization is highly commendable and worthy of emulation. Therefore, Nestlé Nigeria

The school game hasgrown beyond being just a sport to a passion that helps to
Government Girls Secondary School, Bukavu, Kano Stateand Queen Amina College,
over10,000 schools every year. This Championship started with less than 500 schools in
PLC. We will all agree that 22 years of continuous sponsorship in the life of any
and ‘B’. In the girls’ category, St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State,
Joseph, “NestléNigeria PLC hasmade significant contributions to the growth of sports
which is fondly called MILOBasketball.”
look forward to participating in the biggest grassroots basketball championship in Africa,
College, Gboko, Benue Stateand will play in group ‘B’. In the boys’category, Government Secondary School, Karu, FCT, Bishop Dimieari
Riverand host Enugu. Others are Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Abia, Imo and Anambra. St.
emerged Champions in the girls’ category, while Government Secondary School, Karu,
Stadium, Adamasingbain Ibadan, the Oyo State capital from the 28thof May to the 3rdof
category while the boys from Dutse Model International Secondary School, Jigawa State
Abeokuta, Ogun Statewill play in group ‘A’ while Topfield College, Ajugunle, Apapa,
The Championship then moved to the Ilorin Township Stadium, in the Kwara State
to 27thof May 2022. The states that make up this Conference are Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross
The fourth and final Conference -Western Conference -was hosted at the Lekan Salami
Grammar School, Obom, Bayelsa Stateand Victorroti Private Secondary School, Idi-Aba,
June. The Conference comprises: Lagos, Ondo, Ogun,Ekiti andthe host state, Oyo.
Lagos,King Amachree Academy, Port Harcourt, Rivers Stateand Dutse Model
Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State won in the girls’ category while
Borno, Taraba, Zamfara, and host Kano. Others are Gombe, Katsina, Bauchi and Jigawa.
thto 13thof May 2022. The states that make up this Conference are: Yobe,
Kebbi, Kaduna, Sokoto and the F.C.T (Abuja).Akpur College, Gboko, Benue State
capital, for the Central Conference from 14thto 20thof May. The states invited to play at
The Equatorial Conference was hosted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium,Enugufrom21st
won in the boys category.
The girls from Government Secondary School, Numan, Adamawa State, won in the girls
the Central Conference are Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau and host Kwara. Others are Benue,
King Amachree Academy, Port Harcourt, Rivers State won in the boys’ category.
The first Conference Savanna Conference was hosted at the Sanni Abacha Stadium,
Kano, from7
International Secondary School, Jigawa State, will play in group ‘B’.
FCT won in the boys’ category.
Others are Edo, Delta, Osun and Kogi.At this Conference, David Hall College, Obalende, Ikoyi, and Topfield College, Ajugunle, Apapa, both from Lagos won in the girls’ and boys’
School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Obom,
National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos fromJune 25 to July1, 2022.The final games will be
the Championship.This year, the National Finals will hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the
School, Bukavu, Kano State and Queen Amina College, Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna State
categories respectively.
participate in the grand finale. In the girls’ category both Government Girls Secondary
emergedbest losing teams from the four Conferences while Victorroti Private Secondary
Bayelsa Stateemerged in the boys’ category from the four Conferences.
Asitis the tradition of the Championship, four best losing teams were also invited to
basketball kits and lots of other MILO goodies in both the boys’and girls’categories of
These six teams will jostle for the coveted pricesof a Champions trophy, cash prize,
played in both the girls’ and boys’ categories on Thursday June 30, 2022.