Universities in Big Basketball Tourney
November 23, 2004
UL, UMU, DONBOSCO, AMEU Clash Tomorrow
The Sports Commission on Broad Street will tomorrow be a scene of
spectacular basketball action as the University of Liberia based
Trojans Social and Athletic Club weeklong basketball competition
kicks off. The competition is in honor of Hon. Edwin Snowe, former
President of the Liberia Football Association and current Managing
Director of the Liberia Petroleum Corporation (LPRC).
According to the organizing Chairman, J. Bryant McGill, the four-day
Inter-University Familiarization Basketball Tournament will bring
together top universities in the city.
Mr. Bryant named the participating universities as the University of
Liberia (UL), Don Bosco Polytechnic, the African Methodist Episcopal
University (AMEU) and the United Methodist University (UMU).
The University of Liberia and United Methodist University will take
the stage in the first match while Don Bosco Polytechnic and the
Africa Methodist Episcopal will close the day's action.
According to the organizing chairman, the competition is intended to
recognize the humanitarian services of Mr. Snowe to the youth,
especially in the area of education.
In another development, Mr. McGill has commended the Minister of
Post and Telecommunications, Mr. Lenn Eugene Nagbe for identifying
with the organization, which he said is in its embryonic stage.
Despite financial constraints, he said Mr. Nagbe has committed
himself to youth oriented programs, something according to him
should be emulated.
As an appreciation of their sacrificial services to the state and
its suffering youths, Organizing Chairman McGill said the
organization has resolved to confer the highest honor of distinction
upon Messrs Nagbe and Snowe the "Noble youth in the Order of
Brotherhood Redemption for Education".
Meanwhile, latest reports reaching The Analyst's Sports Desk say
revealed that all of the participating universities have attached
importance to the weeklong basketball competition.
According to the reports the varsity Boys of the University of
Liberia has been on camp in preparation for tomorrow's encounter
with the United Methodist University.
At the same time, reports also have it that the administration of
the United Methodist University has promised to give LD$10,000 to
the basketball squad if she prevails over her rival.
Even though these reports are yet to be confirmed, all is reportedly
set for the official kickoff of the weeklong basketball bonanza. All
of the participating universities are said to be in high spirit
awaiting the start of the basketball duel.
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