Brunei Joins Asean Basketball League

James Kon

Thursday, 27 August 2009

Bandar Seri Begawan - Team Barracudas will be representing Brunei Darussalam in the inaugural Asean Basketball League (ABL) and the first match is scheduled to start in the middle to October.

A meeting to iron out issues in regard of cooperation between Brunei Basketball Association and Miss Nadzaty Azma Azeez, the manager of the team, and Kuhan Foo, CEO of Asean Basketball League, was held yesterday afternoon.

(The ad hoc committee with members of the Brunei Basketball Association and Miss Nadzaty Azma Azeez, team manager and Kuhan Foo, CEO of Asean Basketball League. photo by James Kon) 

The Barracudas team comprise of seven local players with three players from Asean and two international players. More players have been scouted during the Brunei Pepsi Cup.

In addition, Brunei Basketball Association has recommended some potential players.

There will be exciting matches to be played at home and away. Brunei's Barracudas team are schedule to compete with teams from Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Team manager Nadzaty Azma Azeez possesses a visionary idea to develop basketball in Brunei Darussalam and to lead the Barracudas to compete in the ABL.

She will also try to build Brunei's Barracudas team to an international level and be capable of competing in other leagues around the world.

With its technical expertise in conducting basketball matches, The Brunei Basketball Association has agreed to support the Asean Basketball League especially at home matches.

The Barracudas team will also be providing support to a basketball development programme for the youth.

To provide assistance to the Asean Basketball League, an ad hoc committee responsible for assisting Brunei's participation in the Asean Basketball League was formed recently.

John Foo Chee Sin was elected as Chairman; Adam A Chu, Deputy Chairman I; Khoo Eng Cheong, Deputy Chairman II; Fabian Ho Hock Kheng, Secretary; I,we Yin Chiang, Treasurer; Chai Tze Yun, Public Relations Officer, and Christina Tan Lam Eng, Ang Eng Kee, Wong Ming Ching, Lim Kah Hoo and Sui Boon Ong, members.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin