NBBF/Zenith Bank Basketball League: Customs in shock loss
by Ganiyu Mubarak · The Eagle OnlineThe ongoing National Women’s Basketball League sponsored by Zenith Bank Plc in conjunction with the Nigeria Basketball Federation is getting more exciting with intriguing results.
All eyes have been on the Nigeria Customs Service Basketball team in the Savannah Conference of the ongoing league.
For the Atlantic Conference, the focus has been on the First Bank Basketball team.
This is because both sides recorded 100 percent win in the first phase decided in Lafia, Nasarawa State and Akure, Ondo State respectively.
However on Match Day Two, a shock result was recorded in Abuja as the Titans defeated Customs 54-52 in a very tight encounter that kept spectators at the edge of their seats from the start to the end.
The win is a boost for the Titans as the battle for the four tickets at stake in the Savannah continues, while Customs are still very much in the race based on the number of wins recorded so far cumulatively.
In other results at the Savannah Conference, Air Warriors defeated Plateau Rock 79-59 just as Royal Aces were 73-70 better than Nasarawa Amazons in another tight match of Match Day 2.
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In the Atlantic Conference Day 2, First Bank maintained a winning run with a 47-41 win over former champions, Dolphins.
NFM defeated Bayelsa Whales 39-36 while IGP Queens defeated First Deep Waters 54-39.
Only on Monday, First Bank again defeated Delta Force 47-34 in one of the Match Day 3 games, just as MFM were ruthless with a 74-34 win over First Deep Waters, while Bayelsa Whales defeated Sunshine Angels 37-31.
Phase 2 hostilities in the annual competition continues in Abuja and Enugu as the sponsors, Zenith Bank, has promised to keep bringing out hidden talents in women basketball in the country.
The second phase ends this weekend in Enugu and Abuja with the best four teams in the two conferences – Atlantic and Savannah – coming over to Lagos for the final showdown billed to take place at the National Stadium, Lagos between October 13 and 19.
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