8 women basketball teams battle in Zenith’s Final 8 competition
The final 8 of the 13th Zenith Women Basketball League will kick off in Lagos this weekend.
A total of eight teams will now battle for the ultimate prize after the conclusion of the third and fourth phases of the league which held in Asaba and Ibadan respectively.
The teams are: defending champions First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos, IGP Queens of Lagos, Ist Deep Water of Lagos and Plateau Rocks of Jos.
Others are: former champions Dolphins of Lagos, Customs of Lagos, Delta Force of Asaba and GT2000 of Abuja.
First Bank which campaigned in Group A at the Ibadan phase which ended last Friday amassed the maximum 20 points after winning all 10 games played, scoring a total of 530 points and conceded 292 with a difference of +282 while Dolphins who led in Group B also didn’t drop any game to amass 20 points, scoring 785 points and conceded 623 with a difference of +162.
In Group A, Plateau Rocks and Benue Princess tied at 13 points apiece but Plateau sailed through on superior average after the Head to Head resolution.
All the participating teams have been advised to arrive Lagos on July 22, early enough for the Technical Meeting on July 23 for the matches which are expected to run from July 24 to 29 with an All Star Game on July 28.
Sponsor of the event, Zenith Bank, has concluded arrangements to make the final phase a big show for all the teams and the fans of the game.
The competition will hold between July 22 – 29.
