From tomorrow October 17, the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, will witness the battle of the best four at the 2023 Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League.
The season which started a few months ago saw two teams – Nigerian Customs and Air Warriors emerging from the Savannah Conference while MFM Women Basketball Club and Bayelsa Blue Whales made it to the final from the Atlantic Conference.
Nigerian Customs brave the odds in their conference, winning all their games to come to Lagos unbeaten and will be looking forward to winning the title in the absence of perennial winner, First Bank of Lagos, who falter during the second phase of the Atlantic Conference in Asaba, Delta State.
Air Warriors’ ambition of retaining the title will be put to test in Lagos after losing both games against Nigerian Customs in the first and second phase of the Savannah Conference while MFM will be hoping to make it second time lucky after finishing second in the last edition of the league.
Bayelsa Whales, established less than a year ago, will be targeting a good finish to their journey as they already performed beyond expectations, getting to the finals in their maiden season.
The first game will be between Nigerian Customs and debutants Bayelsa Blue Whales with the two teams that played the last edition final, Air Warriors and MFM Women slugging it out
On Wednesday, October 18, it will be another battle of supremacy between the two top teams from each conference, Nigerian Customs and Air Warriors while MFM takes on Bayelsa Whales.
The final day of the three-day competition will see the Customs up against MFM and Air Warriors wrapping up the season with a game against Bayelsa Whales.
The MD/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, lauded the teams that started the competition while also reiterating the commitment of the financial institution to sports.
