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A total of 20 basketball clubs in the country will on Saturday, June 26, commence vying for honours at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos, as the 2021 men’s Total Division One championship gets underway.
A press release issued by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) media committee on Friday, stated that 11 teams in the Savannah conference and 9 teams in the Atlantic Conference would be competing for four available slots in the Total sponsored National finals.
It listed Apa Flames (Benue) as competing against Kano Pyramid (Kano), Zamfara Shooters (Zamfara), Yobe Desert Warriors (Yobe), AHIP Giants (Kano) and Gombe Jewels (Gombe) in the Savannah Conference.
Taraba Hurricanes (Taraba), Golden Touch, Safety Knights, Nile University of Abuja and Ahmadu Bello University Kings from Zaria, would complete the other contenders in the Savannah conference.
In the Atlantic conference, the Nigerian Air Force Rockets will be up against OS Lions from Osun, Comets (Lagos), Police Bombers (Lagos), Brave Heart, Oilers of Lagos, Chuba Ikpeazu of Anambra, Enugu Coal City Basketball and Edo Beads from Benin City.
With most teams already on ground, the mandatory pre-match and Technical meeting had been fixed for 8:am on Saturday, at the secretariat of the NBBF in Lagos, the release said.
In the meantime, the National finals of the competition has been slated for between July 7 and July 12.
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– June 25, 2021 @ 18:10 GMT|
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