Nigeria: ABO Ambassador Julius Francis to give back to his community in the Niger Delta region

Posted on 25. Apr, 2010 by ABO in Blog

April 25, 2010:

Julius Francis to lead the 2010 summer ABO Leadership & Basketball Camp in Nigeria.

Clifton, New Jersey — Winthrop University freshman basketball player Julius Francis a Nigerian native will travel to Warri, Delta State, Nigeria to give back to his community. Julius plans to organize and run the ABO Leadership & Basketball Camp in July 23 – July 25, 2010.

The Niger Delta is an unstable area of Nigeria, due to violence emanating from struggle for control over oil revenue and resources.

“Julius has a genuine concern for kids in the Niger Delta communities where he grew up, and an appreciation for the opportunities he has had playing basketball in the United States while working toward his degree,” said Mr. Effiong the President and Founder of ABO, in his organization’s appointment of Julius as an ABO Ambassador.

Francis, a 6-11 center from Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, attended the 2006 ABO Leadership & Basketball Camp in Lagos, Nigeria, and volunteered at the 2009 Camp in Calabar, Cross River State, as a camp director and will run the first ABO Leadership & Basketball Camp in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.