Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League: First Bank Maintain Winning Streak, Titans Stun Customs

The 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 Customs Basketball team in the Savannah Conference and the First Bank Basketball team in the Atlantic Conference following both their 100 per cent record performance in the first phase decided in Lafia and Akure respectively.

However on Match Day2, a shock result was recorded in Abuja as 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 was a boost for 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.

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 yesterday 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 today 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.