We are ready to take on Africa – Ahmedu

 

 

Mark Mentors’ coach, Peter Ahmedu has said his team is ready to take on Africa after defeating bitter rival, Kano Pillars 80-62 in the finals of the DStv Basketball League on Friday.
Peter told SportingLife  that winning the league is one of the targets of the Abuja-outfit, revealing that the next vital step is to at least get to the quarter final of the FIBA African club championship after retaining their Zone three title, it won last year.

“I am excited to have achieved our first aim by winning the league title with a bunch of dedicated players. The next step is to retain our title at the FIBA Africa Zone Three Championship and qualify to play in the African championship, where we intend to erase last year’s disappointing ninth place finish by getting into the quarter finals,” Ahmedu said.


He praised the players for putting up a good fight in the game and confessed that he never expected a wide-margin victory. “I was expecting a nail-bitting finish just like last season when we lost at the buzzer.  But when I saw that they were no match to my team in the third quarter, I told the players to take full advantage of Pillars’ lapses and I am happy we won.”
The coach also revealed that the president of the club, Igoche Mark has promised the players and officials that they would share the prize money, noting that the players would also get more reward when the team is hosted today.

He also thanked the Lagos fans for their support, saying that it contributed immensely to the victory. “I am happy that the fans believed in us and stood by us against Pillars. It was unbelievable and massive. It really helped us and I am very grateful to the fans.”