Air Warriors Face MFM Queens In Final of National Basketball League

Zenith Bank Women Basketball League National Final 8: Air Warriors to face MFM Queens

By Admin

Records were meant to be set and broken and that was what Air Warriors and MFM Queens achieved as they will be meeting in the final of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League National Final 8 on Thursday.

Air Warriors defeated defending Champions- First Bank in the first semifinal of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Final 8.

Despite leading for the better part of the game, First Bank surrendered their title with a 1 point loss, 61-62 points.

Blessing Kasham dropped 18 points and 2 rebounds while 

Chinwe Okah recorded 13 points, 1 assist and 4 rebounds in a game that went down to the wire.

Rebound Queen, Murjanatu Musa had 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 9 points.

In the second semifinal, MFM Queens defeated Dolphins.

Having lost to Dolphins earlier in their group B encounter, the Olukoya Babes came determined against 2018 finalists to clinch a last minute 58-53 points win.

Although Gbihi Cynthia scored 20 points for Dolphins, combined efforts of Ezebilo Grace with 17 points, 2 assists and 11 rebounds alongside Ijeh Ifumnanya's 11 points gave MFM Queens the deserved win.

It will be all to play for when MFM face Air Warriors who earlier defeated them in the group B game.

In the third placed game tomorrow, First Bank will play Dolphins.

Games starts by 11:00am.