By Ado Salisu
Winners of the Northwest basketball championship will go home with a total prize of $10,000, courtesy of the Dr Abdullahi Mustapha DAM Foundation.
The championship is scheduled to hold from April 16 to 19, 2026, in Kano.
A breakdown of the prizes shows that the winners in the male category will receive $5,000, while runners-up will get $2,000 and the third-place team $1,000.
In the female category, the winners will receive $1,500, while runners-up will go home with $500.
Speaking on the tournament, the sponsor, Dr Abdullahi Mustapha, said additional consolidated prizes would also be presented during the championship.
The competition, which will feature both male and female teams, is expected to provide a platform for emerging talents across the Northwest region.
Participating teams in the male category include Zamfara Shooters, Kebbi Warriors, Sokoto Galaxy, Katsina Desert Warriors, Jigawa Golden Stars, Kaduna Fresh Stars, host Kano Giants, and NTITII Thunder.
In the female category, teams expected to compete are Kaduna Haiti Warriors Queens, Kano Bukavu Blinks Queens, Kebbi Equity Angels and D-Suns Basketball Club.
Mustapha added that the technical meeting and opening ceremony would hold on Thursday, April 16.
Basketball stakeholders, including the President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, are expected to attend both the opening and closing ceremonies.
