By Ado Salisu
More Secondary schools have been registering to participate in Kano state preliminaries of this year’s Inter-Secondary Nestle Milo basketball championship for both boys and girls category scheduled to hold between today, the 2nd and tomorrow 3rd, April, 2026.
Speaking on the development, the head of schools sports of Kano state ministry of education, Malam Kabiru Shehu said more schools have been rushed and registering for the tournament which according to him, they are now close to over one hundred and ten (110).
He said the prelims would take place at the Indoor Sports Hall of Sani Abacha sports complex, Kofar Mata for male category while the female category will take place at Government Girls College, Dala.
Malam Kabiru Shehu said the schools who had earlier registered for the boys category include the defending champions,Ahmadiyya College, Science Academy Kuntau. Government Secondary school, Sumaila, GSS, Bichi, GSS, Rano, GSS, Dambatta, Rumfa College, Army Day Bukavu, GSS, Sharada, GSS, Gwarzo, GSS, Tudun Wada, Government Teacher College, Ungogo, GSS, Bachirawa, GSS, Gwammaja, GSS, Mariri, Sani Bello Science Dawakin Kudu, Kano Capital and Gateway International.
While the girls schools have Ahmadiyya College, GGC, Kano. GGC, Gezawa, Army Day girls Bukavu, GGSS, Maryam Aloma, GGSS, Sumaila, GGSS, Izazuddin, Kano Capital girls, GGSS First Lady, GGSS, Kwa, GGSS, Kura, GGSS. Jogana and GGSS, Shekara to be played at GGC. Dala.
He said that the winners for both boys and girls would represent the state in the Savannah Conference while the eventual winners during the conference are to proceed to Lagos for the final stage of the competition.
While commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the state commissioner of education, Gwani Ali Haruna Makoda for their moral and financial support, he urged the participants to be good ambassadors to their respective schools.
The final of the state preliminaries will hold at the indoor sports hall of Sani Abacha sports complex Kofar Mata on Saturday 4th. April. 2026.