Nigeria Customs Basketball Team Beat Benin Republic in Liberia

Nigeria Customs Basketball Team Beat Benin Republic in Liberia.

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Basketball Women's team on Tuesday picked their first win of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifier 2024 in Liberia by defeating Energie Basketball Club of Benin Republic 58-39 basket points.

The Border Girls who are the defending champions of the Africa Women's Basketball League Zone 3 qualifier came in strong from the jump ball outclassing their Beninese counterpart.

Speaking shortly after the game, the Sport Secretary of the Nigeria Customs Service Samuel Onikeku, praised the team for showcasing class and advised the team not to get complacent ahead of their remaining games.

“First of all let me say congratulations to the girls for their fighting spirit to outclass their opponent from the Benin Republic. We have put in all the work to achieve this and also I must thank the Comptroller General of Customs for availing the team necessary support which enabled us to be here today”.

“One is down in the group stage, but we can not go to bed and say we have arrived, we will keep working hard to defend our title we won last year in Abuja so as to qualify from our zone”.

The Adewale Adeniyi Girls are drawn in Group B with Commisioners of Liberia, Societte Omnisport De L`Armee of Cote d’Ivoire and Energie of Benin Republic.