Ghana Basketball Federation Vice President (Administration), Alex Kukula, says he is proud of the work the basketball fraternity in Ghana put in to deliver a successful 3×3 Basketball competition at the African Games.
Ghana hosted the 13th edition of the African Games from March 8 to March 23 and the host nation ended up winning its first ever medal in 3×3 Basketball via a silver medal win in the Men’s Division.
Algeria beat Ghana 16-11 in the final to win gold with Uganda winning bronze but the Ghana Basketball Vice President was focused on Ghana beating the odds to win a medal and putting on a well-organized event. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
“The camera crew that worked on the 3×3 event, they are Spanish and they just came from a competition in Miami. The first thing they said to me was we’ve never done any 3×3 event that has this atmosphere.”
“For me, all the hard work that went in, I’m so proud of what we’ve been able to put together and everybody is so happy about it.”
Mali won the Women’s 3×3 Basketball competition with Ghana finishing as quarter finalists.
