First Bank tackle Dolphins for Zenith Bank Women League title

Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League defending champions, First Bank will face Dolphins in the final of the Zenith Bank Women’s League National Final 6 today for the coveted trophy.

First Bank and Dolphins who qualified for the final will also represent Nigeria in the 2018 FIBA Africa Women Club Championship.

First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos proved bookmakers right with an easy win over Nigeria Customs.

The Elephant girls out-shot Customs by 73-44 in the semifinal as they dominated the all four quarters 19-14, 18-18, 2310 and 14-10.

Nkechi Akashili dropped 20 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, while Okoro Ifunanya came from the bench to contribute 14 points and 5 rebounds.

Dolphins overcame their 2017 heartbreak with a commanding 57-44 points win over Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry.

Bintu Badmus who played 32 minutes contributed 19 points, 2 assists and 9 rebounds to aid her team’s progress.

Fumnanya Ijeh who was recently invited to the senior women’s team preparing for the FIBA Africa 3x3 Cup of Nations also shot 10 points and 5 assists.

Mountain of Fire who were undone by inexperience lost out of a possible place in the final and will now face Customs in the 3rd place play off at 12pm today, while the final match between Dolphins and defending champions, First Bank will come up at 2pm.