Basketball
Nigeria Customs Basketball Women`s Team pick first win in Liberia
Oluwabusayo Olowookere
The Nigeria Customs Basketball Womens team this evening picked their first win at the ongoing FIBA Africa Womens Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifer 2024 in Liberia aftee defeating Energie Basketball Club of Benin Republic 58-39 basket points.
The Border Girls who are the defending champions of the Africa Women`s Basketball League Zone 3 qualifier came in strong from the jump ball outclassed their Beninese counterpart.
Speaking shortly after the game, the Sports Secreatry of the Nigeria Customs Service Samuel Onikeku, praised the team for showcasing class and adviced the team not to get complacent ahead of their remianing games.
“First of all, let me say congratulations to the girls for their fighting spirit to outclass their opponent from Benin Republic. We have put in all work to achieved this and also I must thank the Comptroller General of Customs Adeniyi for availing the team necessary support which enabled us to be here today.
“One is down in the group stage, but we can not go to bed and say we have arrived, we will keep working hard to defend our title we won last year in Abuja so as to qualify from our zone”.
The Nigeria Customs Team are drawn in Group B with Commisioners of Liberia, Societte Omnisport De LArmee of CotedViore and Energie of Benin Republic.
Basketball
8 Million Naira Up for Grabs at Chief of Defence Staff Independence Day Basketball Championship
Joel Ajayi
In celebration of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen.C.G Musa OFR is organizing a prestigious basketball championship, with an impressive 8 million naira prize purse.
The tournament, scheduled to hold from October 2-6, 2024, at the Mo Arena, Wuse Zone 5 Abuja, promises to be an exciting display of skill and athleticism.
According to the organizers, the championship aims to promote unity, teamwork, and healthy competition among Nigerian basketball teams, while also showcasing the country’s rich basketball talent.
*Prize Money Breakdown: Winner: 4 million naira, Runner-up: 2.5 million naira and Third place: 1.5 million naira
The championship will feature a round-robin group stage, followed by knockout stages. The teams will compete in two groups of five teams each, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.
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