NBA STAR, MBAH LUC A MOUTE, ARRIVES BUEA: VISITS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE

Cameroonian born National Basketball Association (NBA) star, Richard Mbah Luc A Moute, arrived in Buea on Friday May ahead of Saturday’s pre-selection of basketball youngsters for his basketball camp in the US.

Luc plays with the Sixers basketball club in Philadelphia. He started playing with the Cameroonian basketball team in 2007. The 29-year-old has created a grooming basketball camp in the US which obliges him visit his country yearly to scout basketball talents. Meanwhile, Luc paid the Catholic University Institute of Buea a courtesy visit on Friday before supervising the pre-selection activity the following day at the Molyko Sports Complex.

Basketball Youngsters Waiting for Tests at Molyko Sports Complex

Luc (tallest) Poses with basketball youngsters.

CUIB Welcomes NBA Star

President of CUIB Rev. Dr Nkeze (in white cassock) and  Other Officials Pose with Luc at CUIB

30 athletes aged between 12 and 18 were finally retained for further screening in Yaoundé. According to the president of the south west federation basketball, Efose Emile Mbella, about 12 athletes from the region will make up part of the team to fly to the USA, and that the 12 will be known by June.

Talking to sports reporters at the end of the event Luc said, “They got great ideas but are lacking in techniques of the game. I think they need good equipment such as balls, good courts and other training equipment”.

The exercise will continue in other regions of Cameroon including the Wesr, North West, Littoral, Far North and Centre.

Isifu Wirfengla