Proprietor, Dolphins Basketball Club (middle) Wale Aboderin teaching participants at the Dolphins Youth and Kiddies Basketball Summer Camp in Lagos., 2016. Photo: Sodiq AdelakunSome stakeholders in basketball on Monday said that the Dolphins Basketball Gym will once again come alive when they honour the late Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Wale Aboderin with a memorial match. Aboderin, who founded the Dolphins Basketball Club in 1997, had left an unrivalled legacy, contributing immensely to the basketball community in Nigeria, especially in developing women through the sport. “His team, Dolphins Basketball Club, also had provided the national team with top quality players that went on to win national, continental trophies. Dolphins Basketball Club were city rivals to First Bank of Lagos and Deepwater Basketball Club of Lagos.

Source: Punch June 13, 2023 20:27 UTC