AHIP Queens, First Deepwater, Delta Force record wins
Adolescent Health and Information Project (AHIP) Queens of Kano yesterday produced a brave performance against tough fighting Benue Princess to join the likes of First Bank, First Deepwater, IGP Queens, Delta Force and the Nigerian Customs on the winners’ list with a perfect 3-0 win at the second phase of the Zenith Bank Female Basketball League holding at the Ilorin Township Stadium.
The Kano-based side, which managed just four wins in the first phase in Abuja, held on for a 2 points victory after a second half fight back from the Benue Princess to win by 48-46 points.
Coach Wilson Idanwekhai of AHIP Queens believes his girls can play better than what they are giving so far and his target is the final in Lagos.
“I know my girls, if they are ready to play the will surprise everybody. I am not totally satisfied with the officiating but I thank God we’ve gotten 3 wins so far. I hope with the 4 games we got in Abuja and our winning streak continues we will make the trip to Lagos,” he said.
Meanwhile, 2013 champions, First Deepwater Basketball Club of Lagos continued their quest to make the trip to the 2015 Zenith Bank Female Basketball Final 8 in Lagos as they grabbed their third win from three games yesterday against the Nigerian Immigrations basketball team, winning by 65-39 points.
The Deepwater girls were led by captain Blessing Emmanuel who scored 18 points with 5 assists and 5 steal to help give the former champions a 100% record in Ilorin. Saidat Ali also added 10 points to join her captain as the only Deepwater player to score double digits and put them in a relatively safe position in the battle for the Final 8.
Other results decided today include Sunshine Angels adding to the woes of Plateau Rocks who are still searching for their first win in Ilorin 27-25, while Oluyole Babes won their first game against weeping girls of Group A Taraba Hurricanes 37-27. There were also wins for Delta Force 59-27 points over Nasarawa Amazons while Customs and FCT Angels as they secured victory over GT2000 of Kaduna and Zamfara Babes 77-21 and 45-20 respectively.