Teams Set To Storm Lagos For Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Basketball League Finals

The 2025 variation of the Zenith Bank/Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) National Women’s Basketball League takes centre signifier successful Lagos this week, with the 8 finalists expected to get connected Monday.

According to the docket released by the NBBF, the contention volition commence connected Tuesday, with teams battling to look arsenic champions this season.

Four teams qualified from each of the 2 conferences: the Atlantic Conference and the Savannah Conference. The Titans, Air Warriors, Royal Aces, Nigeria Customs, First Bank, MFM, Dolphins, and Bayelsa Wales Basketball Clubs volition vie successful the Final Eight astatine the Basketball Courts of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, from September 16 to 20.

The chairperson of the 2025 Zenith Women’s Basketball League, Perpetua Clement, stated that the NBBF was acceptable to signifier a hitch-free Final Eight, adding that the Musa Kida-led assemblage had been moving tirelessly to guarantee each indispensable arrangements are successful spot for the finals.

“We expect a expansive spectacle successful Lagos, and the NBBF is prepared,” she remarked.

The Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, expressed pridefulness successful the advancement of the women’s league, noting that each variation has improved implicit the years.

“We are pleased that implicit the years, the league has produced superstars for Nigeria who person consistently excelled connected the African continent successful the past decade. We are each thrilled with the astonishing achievements of D’Tigress, but the travel of immoderate of these players began successful this league.

“I privation each the participants the champion successful this year’s Final Eight,” Umeoji added.

Based connected the results from the First and Second Phases of the competition, this variation promises to beryllium a nonstop contention betwixt defending champions MFM and erstwhile champions First Bank, portion the Titans could play the relation of spoilers in the mix.