Nigeria Women’s Basketball Premier League Final 8 To Begin In Lagos

Nigeria Women’s Basketball Premier League Final 8 To Begin In Lagos

Precious Oham

The Nigeria Women’s Basketball Premier League final 8 will begin in Lagos at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

First Bank led the Atlantic conference qualifiers and was joined by MFM, Dolphins and Bayelsa Whales, while Nigeria Customs, as leaders in the Savannah conference, is leading other teams, Titans, Royal Aces and Air Warriors, to Lagos.

Speaking on the final 8 championships which will be held October 10-15, 2024, at the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium, the President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida, restated the readiness of the NBBF, to organise an exciting and very competitive final 8 tournament that would eventually produce a worthy Nigerian champion.

He also commended the contributions of Zenith Bank to the development of the game in Nigeria.

"The final eight is a testament of Zenith Bank's commitment to basketball and the Girl Child development.

"We commend them for standing alongside the NBBF to grow the game of basketball. The global achievements of D'Tigress can only go to show how Zenith Bank's commitment has helped turn around the game in Nigeria and Africa as a continent," Kida stated.