TEAM UPSA QUALIFIES AT THE LAST GAP

University of Professional Studies (UPSA) rallied from behind to beat Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) 25-20 to qualify for the finals of the 2015 UPAC Basketball Championship over the weekend.
Inspired by captain Delvin, UPSA delivered another masterful performance to beat their rivals in front of their home fans.
Led by experienced trainer Emmanuel Wobil, UPSA recovered from the first two quarters to deliver the sucker punch and ensured their passage to their first final.
The two teams entered the final stretch on the back of two successive wins and needed to win their decisive game to progress in the competition.
In the end UPSA displayed a little more experience and strong physical display to bag victory and sent their supporters jubilating deep into the night.

UPSA started the journey on a blistering fashion, beating Pentecost University 29-28 in overtime before accounting for Ho Polytechnic 28-13.
It was full of swing moving action but UPSA lad the last laugh by rallying from behind to beat their opponent and sent them crushing. UPSA has thus qualified from the Greater Accra zone 1 ahead of the finals next month.

                                                  Coach Emmanuel Wobil in action

Coach Emmanuel Wobil (UPSA) , in an interview per BASKETBALLghana.com stated he is aiming for the title.
Coach Emmanuel Wobil, whose experience came to hound GIMPA, says his side is ready to challenge for the crown.



“People did not believe in us but I kept saying we should keep our cool,” he told BASKETBALLghana.com
“We have achieved our first target of qualifying to the finals and so let’s wait and see how things go.
“Nobody should make mistake. We are a very strong side and capable of winning the ultimate.
“There are few areas we need to work on. But we showed tremendous character and we hope to build on that going forward.”
 



The next phase of the qualifying campaign takes place at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on Saturday March 21 ahead of the Ashanti regional championship which includes KNUST, Kumasi Polytechnic, Garden City University College and Christian Service University College.

UPSA INTER- DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE

MATCH DAY 1

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ABAS) - PROFESIONALS (PROF)  1-2

Match day one was intense as expected with both teams coming to the party. ABAS  took on PROF. looking to secure three points. To their dismay PROF. proved to be a better side than last year, handing ABAS their first defeat of the season.

BANKING AND FINANCE (BAFSA) - BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION (ABAS) 3-1

In the second game ABAS took on BAFSA and made up for the points they lost by hammering their opponents by three goals to one. For ABAS it’s just an indication they mean business and are in for the cup.

MATCH DAY 2

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ABAS) – MARKETING (BAMSA) 1-1

Match day two produced fewer goals but the stacks were high as no team came drop points. ABAS played BAMSA in the first game the game ended a draw with both teams sharing the spoils. However the result favored ABAS as it takes them to four points.

MATCH DAY 3

PROFESSIONALS (PROF.) – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INFO) . 0-1

In the first game PROF  played INFO , with the aim of going on top of the league but Info had other plans as the began their campaign with what some fans call a ‘one goal project’. PROF were handed their first defeat but promise to bounce back hard in the next game.

For the men from Info it a big boost as they tasted victory in their opening game.

BANKING AND FINANCE (BAFSA) – MARKETING (BAMSA) 2-1

Match day 3 second game was played between BAFSA AND BAMSA which undoubtedly lived up to expectation and produced goals. At the end of the day BAFSA took all three points and handed BAMSA their first defeat of the tournament.

For the bankers they made up for the points they dropped in match day 1 and will be looking to push on from there.