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There is excitement all around as the 2024 Zenith Bank Basketball League take centre stage across two centres with defending champion, MFM Women Basketball team ready to defend their title after emerging winner in Lagos last year.
Teams competing in the Savannah Conference would be fighting for points at the Lafia City Hall Basketball Court with those in the Atlantic Conference taking their battle to Akure, the Ondo State capital, starting from Sunday, September 1 to 7.
Speaking with our correspondent, defending champions MFM’s coach, Ochuko Owolabi, said they are ready to defend their crown.
“We are already in Akure and getting ready for the dunkoff this weekend,” she said.
“At the moment, we are having three of our players with the National team (U-18) but the most important thing is to get enough points ahead of the second leg.
“I want to assure you and dour fans that we have enough players to do the job in Akure and also move ahead for the second phase later.”
Getting set for the Savannah Conference, Air Warriors star, Onome Polycarp, said the only thing on their mind is to reclaim the title from MFM.
According to her, “We are heading to Lafia this weekend and dall the thing on our mind as a team is to get our hands back on the title.
“We lost it to MFM last year and all we have to do as a team this time around is to give it our all and get the first phase done first before thinking of the second phase.”
Meanwhile, record winner of the title First Bank Women Basketball Team, who has won the league for record 9-time are already looking forward to winning this year title.
An official who spoke on condition of anonymity said they are not ready to banter words with anybody as they are going to be doing all the talking on the court.
In his words, they have been the best and after not wining in the last two editions, they are ready to return to the pinnacle of women basketball in Nigeria.
