Ambassador Basketball League

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Just one more game and the Ambassador Basketball League, in honour of the Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Nestor Padalhin, will round up and the champions declared.

While the Ambassador Basketball League is the brain child of sports-loving members of the Filipino community in Abuja, the prime organisers of this sports competition are Wifredo Brual and Gilbert Bernados, assisted by Efren Pasculado, Antonio Santos, Bernard Mercado, and of course, by the players themselves including Geranfel Abrillo, John Hernandez, Lorenz Mercado, Noel Agcaoili, James Valenzuela, JR Ramos, JR Bugayong, Dandriv Perez, and Engelbert Llames, among others.

They got together for the opening ceremony of on 3rd April 2011, at the Lakeview Estate, Jabi , Abuja.

Ambassador Padalhin, who was not in the country during the opening ceremony due to his being on holiday in the Philippines, was represented by the Consul General of the Philippine Embassy, Mr. Alex Lamadrid. These photos were taken during the opening ceremony.