Dr. Eric Opoku-Antwi, the owner of Ghanaian basketball giants Spintex Knights, has stated that qualifying for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) remains the sole aim of the team.
In 2024, Spintex Knights participated in the preliminary rounds of the Elite 16 stage of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) but were unable to qualify.
Speaking on GhanaWeb’s Sports Check program with Emmanuel Enin, Dr. Eric Opoku-Antwi stated that becoming a regular participant of the BAL has been the club’s long-term ambition and that he is confident they will qualify for Africa’s elite basketball league soon.
Speaking on the challenges faced by his team, Dr. Eric Opoku-Antwi remarked that the successes achieved so far make it worthwhile.
“The challenges were worth it, but we are not being complacent. Our vision is to be part of the BAL. Our target is to qualify for the BAL in 2025,” he said.
Dr. Eric Opoku-Antwi also opened up about his connection to basketball and the role he played in the growth of the sport in Southern China.
“It was when I traveled and was looking for work. I think I saw an advertisement one day to test the lights for an NBA player. So, from there, my interest in basketball actually began. I was a basketball coach teaching recreational basketball in Shanghai. Then, after that, I was promoted from coach to Director of Basketball Operations.
“I was tasked with creating teams on both sides. I had 16 teams on the east and 16 teams on the west. We were going to tournaments in Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand. We were just moving around from U6 to U18. So, as Director of Basketball Operations, I was the one drawing up schedules for all of them, interacting with all the other basketball clubs in Bangkok, Singapore. So, we arranged and participated in tournaments,” he told Emmanuel Enin during Sports Check aired on GhanaWeb TV.
Meanwhile, watch the latest edition of Sports Check with the owner of Spintex Knights, Dr Opoku-Antwi below:
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