Coach Sanusi Shuaibu of Bayero University Kano (BUK), yesterday promised a revenge against hosts University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) when the two meet again in the men's basketball competition.

Shuaibu made the promise after his team lost 23-26 to the hosts in a Group B match at the ongoing 13th West Africa University Games (WAUG). The result gave UNILORIN their second win in three games in the competition.

They narrowly lost their first match 52-53 to the University of Ghana (UG), Legon, on Saturday but defeated Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, 35-22 in their second match on Sunday.

The result also gave BUK their first loss in three matches, after 35-26 win over FUT, Minna, on Saturday and 40-31 victory over UG on Sunday. Shuaibu expressed disgust with the officiating of the match and resorted to arguing with some officials.

"This is not the way to do things. The officiating official particularly worked against us and in favour of our opponents. I had to give that official a piece of my mind. I do believe such a manipulation will not help the hosts at the end of the day," Shuaibu had complained. 

The coach later said that he was taking the issue lightly for now, and would wait until his team meets the host later in the competition. According to the draws, the two teams can only meet again in the third and final matches of the competition.

In the other matches played yesterday, the University of Abuja beat the Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, 57-34 in the men's Group A. 
In the women's competition, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, beat Benue State University, Makurdi, 28-17 in Group B, while the University of Lagos also beat the University of Abuja 52-20 in the women's Group A. The Games will end on April 6.