Fasting Robb UsOf Final 8 Victory, Maku.

Head Coach of Knao Pilars Basketball Club, Ibrahim Maku, has attributed his team defeat to Royal Hoopers Basketball Club to the Ramandan Fasting as he praised his players for being able to susutain the tempo till the final of the DSTV Premier Basketball League Final 8 Play Offs.

 Maku, who commended his team for wining all its preliminary matches and semi final game against Dodan Warriors, said his basketball players who were tired having fought hard to win all their matches through the final could not contend with the pace of Royal Hoopers players who were very fit and technically better, adding that it was a great achievement to have reached the final with ninety percent of his players fasting.

The coach,said he would still retained his basketball players ahead of the FIBA zone three, African Club Championship qualifier, adding that the competition had shown that the standard of the sport has improved.

According to him, playing in thefinal was a sign of great improvemnet in Kano Pillars basketball club that clinched the fourth position at last year's edition of the DSTV Premier League Final 8 play - offs.