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The ºÚÁÏÉçWildcats, the men'sÌý basketball team of the ºÚÁÏÉç (UCC) have sealed a 21-12 win over Kenya-based US International University to be crowned winners of the 5th Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) 3x3 Basketball Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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The tournament, played at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus from 23-24 June, 2023,Ìý featured 13 African universities, including University of Zambia, Makerere University (Uganda) and American University in Cairo (Egypt).

The FASU 3X3 Basketball format offers an exciting twist on the traditional game. Teams consist of threeÌýÌý players per side , competingÌý on a half-court . With fewer player on the court and a smaller playing area, 3X3 basketÌý intensifiesÌý the strategic aspectÌý of the sport, emphasizingÌý quick decision-making, with the first to reach 21Ìý points declared as the winner.

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Remarkable players who performed creditably during the tournament included James Amotoe, Francis Dake, captain Frederick Asante Fadu-Twum, and Bawa Godfred

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At the end of the event, high-flying Team ºÚÁÏÉçemerged winners and would represent Africa in the 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Games Summer (World University Games) in Chengdu in China between November 2023.

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Speaking to the media, the Chairman of the Sports and Recreation Committee -UCC, Dr. Daniel Apaak, commended the playing body for their resilience and staying power to win the competition. He added that Team ºÚÁÏÉçwould train hard for more honours in future.

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He dropped the hint thatÌý he had received assurances from the Vice-Chancellor of the UCC, Prof.Ìý Johnson Nyarko Boampong thatÌý all members of the playing body would be handsomely rewardedÌý for their outstanding performance in South Africa.

ÌýThe Captain of ºÚÁÏÉçWildcats, Fadu-Twum, expressed confident that Team ºÚÁÏÉçwould do everything they could to pull off a surpriseÌý on the world stage.

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