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In centre, Uof M Bison guard Amir Ali plays basketball with Victor Mager Boys and Girls Club members including left Noman Pervez and Salman Ahmed after the news conference for the upcoming Boys and Girls Club of Winnipeg Invitational Tournament sponsored by Johnson Waste Management on Oct. 11-12 weekend at the U of M Investors Group Athletic Centre. When Amir was younger he belonged to the Victor Mager Boys and Girls Club, now he will be taking part in the pre-season tournament against the Western Mustangs, Windsor Lancers and Winnipeg Wesmen. The Victor Mager Club is one of 12 youth club teams also competing in games played at the U of M and St. Paul's High School over the weekend. Melissa Martin story. Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press Oct. 10 2013