The Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) will be hosting an inter-district basketball tournament at BBA Indoor Basketball Hall on February 19-26.

One of the key objectives of the tournament is to identify potential players to represent Brunei Darussalam in regional and international basketball competitions. - "One of our priorities is to revitalise the platform for youth who aspire to represent our country.

"The aspiration for the new executive committee for the next three years is to develop a team that is competitive in SEABA competitions," said Johnny Ang, the Deputy Chairman of BBA.

The tournament will be opened to Brunei citizens and permanent residents.Those interested can contact the basketball association in their respective districts for further details.

The contact persons are On Wei Yeah (Tutong) at 8737528, Wong Ming Ching (Belait) at 8758873 and Tan Chu Eu (BruneiMuara and Temburong) at 8758338.

For Brunei-Muara, a tryout session will be held at 2pm on January 22 at BBA Indoor Basketball Hall.

"For this tournament, we will have a stronger focus on youth. Each team is required to have at least three players under the age of 23 and one youth player must be playing on the court at all time during the tournament," said Wira bin Pori, the BBA secretary.

As one of the most active sport associations in Brunei Darussalam, the new executive committee of BBA aims to play a stronger role in the youth development in the country.

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by BruDirect.com

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