Omorogbe Jr. Confident of Immigration BC survival

Newly promoted Kano-based Nigeria Immigration basketball club may have put all foot wrong in the Savannah conference of the DStv Premier Basketball league as it is yet to win any game losing both at home and away forcing speculation that it might not survive the heat of the big league in Nigeria but one it player, Nosa Omorogbe Junior is sure that though the club might be going through trying moment in the league but it will survive relegation at the end of the regular season.

Speaking with our correspondent recently, Omorogbe Jr. said its too early to write off the club as there are still over ten regular season games to be played as the players and coaching crew of the team have resolve to put in extra effort to make sure the club survive the tough terrain of the Nigeria DStv Premier which he described as one of the toughest in Africa.

The point guard want his teammates to see what the club is going through at the moment as its first baptism of fire in the big league after gaining promotion from the National Division-One in Kaduna last year.

The 21-year-old who played a prominent role in Immigration qualification to the Premier league has promised to put in extra effort to see that the team losing streak stopped.

Omorogbe Jr. had had stinct with such notable clubs in the Nigeria league clubs like Dodan Warriors basketball club, (2000-2003) (16ppg, 3rpg, 1.8spg, 0.2bpg, 29mpg, 5apg); Kano Pillars, Nigeria 2003-2006 (13ppg,4.1rpg,1.6spg,1.2bpg,22mpg,3apg); Dodan Warriors Nigeria 2006-2008 (19ppg,3rpg,0.8spg,0.7bpg,31mpg,3.8apg) and CSKA Sofia Bulgarian Pro A1 2008-2009 ( 9ppg,5rpg,2apg,0.4bpg,16mpg,3apg); Nigeria Customs BC 2009-2010. (21ppg,6rpg,7apg,4spg,32mpg,4.5apg).

The Nigeria Immigration team currently occupy the bottom of the table with 0-3 record in the Savannah conference of the DStv Premier League and only a concerted effort could see it survive the tough league from being relegated as it travel to Bauchi to keep a date with Yelwa Hawks basketball club of Bauchi in a week-4 pairing on Sunday.