The crunch battles for the eight final tickets of the 2024 Zenith Bank National Women’s Basketball League dunked off Sunday and will continue today at two centres.
While the Indoor Sports Hall of the MKO Abiola National Stadium Abuja is the Savannah Conference centre, the Indoor Sports Hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu is hosting the Atlantic Conference.
The Savannah Conference has Customs as the team to beat after winning all games in the 1st Phase that took place in Lafia, Nasarawa State earlier this month.
Other teams in the Savannah Conference still competing for the four slots at stake are Air Warriors, Plateau Rocks, Kada Angels, Titans, Royal Aces, Nigeria Army and Nasarawa Babes.
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In Match Day 2 to be played today, Nigeria Army will take on Kada Angels, Air Warriors will clash with Plateau Rocks, Royal Aces will try Nasarawa Amazons for size while Titans and Nigeria Customs will lock horns.
In the Atlantic Conference, First Bank is the team after winning all their matches in the first Phase. Other teams in the Atlantic are defending Champions MFM, Bayelsa Whales, Dolphins, Delta Force, IGP Queens, First Deep Water and Sunshine Angels.
For Match Day 2 in the Atlantic Conference, MFM will clash with Bayelsa Whales, Dolphins will take on First Bank, Sunshine Angels will lock horns with Delta Force while First Deep Water and IGP Queens will compete for honours.
The president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, said all logistics are in place for true finalists to emerge just as Zenith Bank CEO, Adaora Umeoji, has charged all participants to put in their best in the annual competition.
The final stage of the league is billed to take place in Lagos from October 13 to 19.