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Mo Heat Basketball Tops Group A of Mark D Ball Championship

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3 years ago

February 12, 2022

Mo Heat Basketball of Abuja topped the final standings, with a perfect seven wins from seven Group A games, of the 2022 Mark D Ball Men’s Basketball championship,with first of Group A coming to an end on Saturday in Abuja.

Mo Heat, a new Franchise based in the nation’s capital, trounced Apa Flames of Benue 126-77, to further underline their credentials, as a team that should be playing in the Nigeria Premier Basketball League.

Prior to Saturday’s victory, Mo Heat had also won all of their previous six games in the tournament, and were the first team to tally 100 points, when blowing away Ahip Giants of Kano 104-60 on Thursday.

They finished on 14 points and a massive goals difference of +165, to place first ahead of the duo of Gombe Bulls and Hot Coal Ballers of Abuja, who both finished with 12 points, having lost a game each.

The Bulls with a slightly better goals difference of +66 placed 2nd, while Hot Coal Ballers with an inferior goals difference of +61 was 3rd.

Nile University of Abuja, Apa Flames of Benue, and Police Baton of Lagos all ended up with 10 points each, but placed 4th, 5th, and 6th in that order, on superior goals difference.

In 7th with 9 points was FRSC Safety Knights of Abuja; while AHIP Giants of Kano brought up the rare in 8th position, with 7 points, but was the only side to have lost all their seven games.

Saturday’s other games decided, saw Gombe Bulls pip Nile University of Abuja 74-69; Police Baton of Lagos earned a battling 57-55 win over FRSC Safety Knights; while AHIP Giants of Kano lost their 7th match at a bounce, when losing 55-68 to Hot Coal Ballers of Abuja.

The Championships continue next Saturday with the eight teams populating Group C, taking to Court of the Indoor Sports Hall, in Package B of the MKO Abiola National Stadium.

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FIBA Zone 3 Qaulifier: 3 Wins in 3 Games For Nigeria Customs as They Book Semi-Finals Clash in Revenge Mission

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35 mins ago

November 8, 2024

The Gleamer

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Women Basketball team where ruthless against the Commissioners of Liberia in their final group game of the ongoing FIBA Zone 3 Africa Women`s Basketball League with a resounding 77-18 basket points inside the SKD Gymnasium Paynesville Morovia Liberia.

The Customs Ladies, pocketing 2 hard fought victories and a semi-final slot was just to win and sit top of the group B started the game on a front foot from the jump ball like a wounded soldier dismantling the all the game plans of the Liberians women team.

The Border Girls ran out the Commissioners in each quarter and powering strong to sound a note of warning to Mountain of Fire Ministries Basketball club who finished second in the group A.

Reacting after the game, Head Coach Abdulrahman Mohammed says it`s always a good feeling when you win

“Well let me keep it short and simple, there is the feeling when you win a game, it show you got all your plans right”.

Speaking ahead of the game against Nigeria champions MFM Basketball team in the semi-final, Coach Abdulrahman says it’s a perfect chance for the team to redeem themselves after the loss in Lagos.

“We are here first to achieved our target which is to play at the main championship the African Women Basketball League where we finished 5th last year, we have a team who can get us there and the opportunity has also come for us to redeem ourselves from our lost in Lagos. I pray we pick us early like we have been doing so far in this championship”.

Saturday 9th November 2024 will be action time for the Semi-Finals as Friends Basketball Associations of Ivory Coast will take on Energie Basketball of Benin Republic while the Nigeria Derby between FIBA AWBL Zone 3 Defending Champions Nigeria Customs Service Basketball Team will take on reigning Nigeria Champions Mountain of Fire Ministries Basketball Team.

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