Neighbourhood Club claims Mehmood Khan Trophy Basketball Tournament 2019
Neighbourhood Club cruised to an easy win over One Unit Club by 57-47 score line ti earn the final win of Mehmood Khan Trophy Basketball Tournament 2019 which successfully concluded at Arambagh basketball court in Karachi.
Neighbourhood Club and One Unit Club were fighting for the final victory of the tournament in which Neighbourhood Club made their rivals; One Unit Club fall to them by a difference of 10 points which earned them the title of this mega basketball tournament.
A thrilling and much of a nail-bitting match was witnessed when the above mentioned two teams were at the battle as players from both sides were giving their all to name the final win. Abdullah Shah and PIA pilot, Raja Jahanzeb were on a shooting spree, scoring highest 17 and 16 points, respectively. The 14 points effort from Hammad ND Khan also contributed in this big win for the winner team.
While for the runner up team, Tashfeen, Kashif and Talal, each scored 19, 14 and 09 points but even with their hard play, it did not proved to be enough to earn them the final win of the tournament.
Abdullah Shah and Kashif Sarwari were jointly declared Men of the Tournament and received awards for their high achievement.
Commissioner Karachi, Iftikhar Shalwani, was the honorable chief guest, who witnessed the final match being played and later, also distributed trophies and awards among the high achievers of the tournamnet.
Speaking on the occasion, Commissioner Karachi said that the way the city is abuzz with sporting activities at night in the holy month of Ramadan, is ample proof of the fact that peace has been restored in the city. He said that soon work on basketball and hockey tracks will be initiated at YMCA ground. He also disclosed that from 20th June, a grand Commissioner Basketball Cup will take place at the same venue.
Former Minister Prof N.D. Khan, KPT Sports Manager, Col Baseer Alam, Khalid Jameel Shamsi, Shahida Parveen Kiyani, Engineer, Mehfooz ul Haq, Muhammad Arshad, Saleem Khamisani, Azmat Ullah Khan, KBBA President, Gulam Muhammad Khan and the tournament patron, Mehmood Ahmed Khan were present on the occasion.
Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Welfare Association (PSWA) organized the Mehmood Khan Trophy Basketball Tournament into the current year, in which all matches were played on league basis.This mega basketball event featured a total of eight teams, players from whom were seen in complete action, performing with all their skills and talent to earn the ultimate title of the tournament.
