The race for the 2015 UPAC Basketball Championship MVP could be a dog-fight between Baniba Dodzie and Emmanuel Ekow Amoako.
Dodzie, who plays for reigning champions Accra Polytechnic, is a firm candidate to scoop the individual award which is becoming a ritual for him.
But the impressive snipper must fend off competition from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology rising star Emmanuel Amoako.
The two players will battle the turf for the ultimate crown as the qualifiers begin in their respective zones starting next weekend.
It may be too early to jump start a potential MVP but their recent surge in form makes them real contenders for the award.
Dodzie is by far the most experienced among the two with enviable track record spanning over a decade. He is the man who has blazed the trail in West Africa, leading CEPS to dominate the Greater Accra series for many years.
Undoubtedly one of the finest talents to have emerged from Ghana, Baniba is a real steal and a power player and is easily identified among his troops. He is simply a juggernaut.
Ghana Telecom University College, Ashesi University and Zenith University College will be in real trouble if the impressive ball handler brings his A-game to the table during the Greater Accra zone 2 qualifiers on April 4. A potential disaster for the group’s opponents.
The accolade could swing in more and more but young Emmanuel Ekow Amoako is a star on the rise.
The third year student of the second biggest University in Ghana is highly-rated with an improved performance in recent times which has left imprint in the minds of many.
The former captain of the Koforidua Secondary Technical School has shown a match-up attitude in big games and will be real threat to teams ahead of the Ashanti regional qualifiers on March 21.
With KNUST highly tipped to make the finals in Accra, the battle lines will be drawn for the two players to go down at each other in the capital.
Nicknamed, ‘clock’, Ekow Amoako has shown tremendous improvement in his game since he joined the Kumasi-based institution three years ago.
It will be a hugely anticipated encounter if Accra Poly cross sword with KNUST, provided they both negotiate their qualification to the final.
The 2015 UPAC Basketball Championship is shaping up with the best players looking to lead their teams to glory.
Expect more close and eagerly contested battles at the sharp end of campaign which starts from March 14 to April 25.
Meanwhile the journey to the famous title however begins on Saturday March 7 with eight institutions in the Accra zone slugging it out in the warm-up games at the University of Professional Studies court.
Zenith University College, Pentecost University, Wisconsin International, Marshalls University, Ashesi University, University of Professional Studies, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) as well as Ghana Telecomm are all in the frame to weigh up their strength and weaknesses.
