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2023 Sam Oguche/Bullet Energy Drink Basketball Tournament: Mark Town battle Gboko City Chiefs in Friday’s final

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3 weeks ago

November 16, 2023

Joel Ajayi

As cutting will be drawn for the 2023 Sam Oguche/Bullet Energy Drink Basketball Tournament today’s Friday, in the FCT, Gboko City Chiefs Basketball Club and Mark Town Basketball Club will slug it out in the final slated for today Friday at the beautiful MO Basketball Arena Zone 5 in Nigeria’s Capital City.

The tournament started on Monday and saw teams across the country compete but the Gboko team and Mark Town team in a separate game secured the final battle.

Gboko City Chiefs defeated the FCT Hard Rockers 100-87 at the end of the match to book the final ticket.

While Mark Town beat 313 Warriors 84-73 to secure the final ticket.

However, in the third-place battle, the FCT Hard Rockers will slug it out with Warriors 313.

Meanwhile, the winner of this event will smile home with 1 million as runners-up will go home with 500,000.

Speaking ahead of the grand finale, the Sam Oguche/Bullet Energy Drink Basketball Tournament, Sam Oguche attributed the successful tournament to the benevolence of Harmeet Ahuja, the CEO of Bullet Energy Drink.

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Nigeria Customs, ASPAC Qualify For 2023 Africa Women’s Basketball League

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1 day ago

December 6, 2023

The Gleamer

…Storms Cairo next week

Joel Ajayi

Nigeria Customs Service NSC of Nigeria ladies and ASPAC from Benin Republic basketball teams have qualified to play in the 2023 Africa Women’s Basketball League (AWBL) slated for 11-18 of December.

The Game played at the outstanding MO Basketball Arena in Zone 5, the Federal Capital City of Nigeria from the first of December till Wednesday 6th of December was an attestation to the development of basketball in Nigeria, as the skills were displayed to the core during the period game.

With this victory, the Customs Service team and ASPAC of Benin Republic will join others already qualified which include, CNSS Basketball Club Wildcard (Dr. Congo), and Equity Bank (Kenya).

Other qualified teams are Inter Clubs (Angola) 5 times Champions, KPA (Kenya), Overdose Up Station (Cameroun), REG (Rwanda Energy Group), Sporting of Alexandria (Egypt) Host University of Douala (Cameroun)

NSC topped the table with 6 points after winning two games, while the ASPAC of Benin Republic played two games won one and lost one to secure 3 points, and the third participant Olukoya Ladies lost the two games with no points.

At the end of the game between the champion of Nigeria Premier League and NCS, the Borders ladies defeated the Olukoya ladies by 55:49 to secure their second victory.

The first, Second, and third quarters went in Favour of MFM with 19-13, 30-29, and 39-37 respectively but Borders Ladies came back smoking in the last quarters to turn the table with 55-49.

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